British Prime Minister There May is now delivering her below-seen remarks as she arrives at the Salzburg summit.
Key quotes (via Reuters)
- Will talk to fellow EU leaders about Chequers plan.
- Believes ‘it is the right proposal’.
- EU will need to evolve its position too, just as UK has done.
- Chequers only credible proposal to ensure frictionless trade, no hard Irish border.
- Welcomes Barnier’s recognition that we need new proposal on Irish border, original EU proposal was not acceptable to us.
- We will be leaving in March 2019.
- This government will never accept’ second referendum.