BREXIT David Davis said he expected to conclude trade deals with the US, China, India and Japan by September 2018. What’s the news on these deals?

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In a letter made public the Prime Minister of the UK Theresa May, stated on 29 March 2017 to Mr. Donald Tusk President of the European Council her views on Brexit:

“We should engage with one another constructively and respectfully, in a spirit of sincere cooperation. Since I became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom I have listened carefully to you, to my fellow EU Heads of Government and the Presidents of the European Commission and Parliament. That is why the United Kingdom does not seek membership of the single market: we understand and respect your position that the four freedoms of the single market are indivisible and there can be no "cherry picking". We also understand that there will be consequences for the UK of leaving the EU: we know that we will lose influence over the rules that affect the European economy. We also know that UK companies will, as they trade within the EU, have to align with rules agreed by institutions of which we are no longer a part - just as UK companies do in other overseas markets.” It follows a paraphrase of concerns:

· Citizens first.

This issue is of obvious complexity because is at the center of the talks and will affect the interest of citizens on both sides of the channel. Many of these citizens are living in the United Kingdom, and UK citizens living elsewhere in the European Union thus, the rights of those citizens are at stake in the negotiations.

· Economic and security cooperation.

Discussions are needed to determine a fair settlement of the UK's rights and obligations as a departing member state, and the United Kingdom's continuing partnership with the EU on these issues. Moreover, it is necessary to agree the terms of future partnership alongside the rights and obligations that must remain after withdrawal from the EU.

· Investment and businesses.

This matter will require a great deal of attention to minimize disruption and to give as much certainty as possible to all Investors, businesses and citizens in both the UK and across the remaining 27 member states. In addition, the concern of citizens from third countries around the world must be addressed and be given the ability to plan ahead of the withdrawal. Both people and businesses in the UK and the EU would benefit from implementation periods to adjust in a smooth and orderly transition period.

· European liberal democracy.

Working together to advance and protect shared European values are going to be a challenge for the UK when internal frictions raise anew as a consequence of the separation from the EU for political and geographic issues play an important role in the process.

· Scotland

A burning item on the domestic list to be addressed is the recent statement from Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon who “said in the wake of the Leave result that it was "democratically unacceptable" that Scotland faced being taken out of the EU when it voted to Remain. She said Theresa May's decision to rule out the UK staying in the single market meant Scotland should have a choice between a "hard Brexit" and becoming an independent country, possibly in the EU. Ms Sturgeon has officially asked for permission for a second referendum to be held, saying that she wanted the vote to be held between the autumn of 2018 and spring 2019.” Theresa May has said "this is not the time" for a second referendum.

· Northern Ireland

The land border between Northern Ireland and EU member the Republic of Ireland is going to be a center piece of the Brexit talks as for now there is a common travel area between the UK and the Republic. However, like Scotland, Northern Ireland voted to remain in the EU in last year's referendum and Sinn Fein, which was part of the ruling coalition in the Northern Ireland Assembly before it was suspended, has called for a referendum on leaving the UK and joining the Republic of Ireland as soon as possible. Conservatives have rejected this call in favor of a united Ireland but Conservative Brexit spokesman David Davis has said “that should the people of Northern Ireland ever vote to leave the UK, they would "be in a position of becoming part of an existing EU member state, rather than seeking to join the EU as a new independent state".

Former Prime Minister, John Major, has warned the issue could adversely affect the peace process and mean the UK government would no longer be seen as an "impartial honest broker" in restoring the power-sharing arrangements and upholding Northern Irish institutions.

· Gibraltar

The Spanish have talked openly about this being an opportunity to get Gibraltar back. Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, its minister of foreign affairs, said in September the UK's vote to leave the EU was "a unique historical opportunity in more than three hundred years to get Gibraltar back".

· Brexit cost by the end of the day

The EU wants the UK to settle any outstanding bills before it leaves but there have been no official estimates published of the size of the bill, which covers things like pension payments to EU officials, the cost of relocating London-based EU agencies and outstanding EU budget commitments. Various figures ranging from 50 to 100 billion euros have been floated about but although the UK has agreed to meet its financial obligations, Brexit secretary David Davis has said: "We will not be paying €100 billion. This rhetoric could leave without any Brexit deal but that would probably mean everyone ending up in court.

The advocates of the “leave movement” argued that Britain was being held back by the EU, which they claimed imposed too many rules on business and charged billions of pounds a year in membership fees for little in return. They also wanted the UK to regain “lost sovereignty” and make all of its own laws again, rather than being created through shared decision in Brussels with other EU nations.

Immigration was a big ticket item for Brexit supporters. They wanted Britain to take back control of its borders and reduce the number of people coming here to live and/or work. One of the main principles of EU membership is the free movement of people across geographic borders. The Leave campaign also objected to the idea of "ever closer union" between EU member states and what they see as moves towards the creation of a "United States of Europe".

The challenge for the separatists in the UK to reach such wide scope separation from the European continent, might may be that the United Kingdom ends up without a Kingdom as other constituents of the Union Jack break apart and leave behind an isolated an isolated impoverished England!