Brexit Watch: Theresa May Lays Out Government Plans
The British Pound gains after speech. What do the plans mean for free trade?
The British prime minister, Theresa May, has faced criticism in the EU after she confirmed that the UK will leave the block's single market as part of its Brexit plans. Dan Damon spoke to Neil Wilson, a senior market analyst with ETX Capital about financial markets' reactions to the speech, and Foreign Minister, Boris Johnson's remarks that countries are already 'queuing up' for trade deals with the UK once it leave the European Union.
(Photo: British Prime Minister Theresa May delivers her keynote speech on Brexit on January 17, 2017 in London. Credit: Kirsty Wigglesworth/WPA Pool /Getty Images)
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