Jeremy Hunt has been criticised by Tory Eurosceptics after warning that a "messy" no-deal Brexit would be a mistake the UK and the EU would "regret for generations".
The Foreign Secretary, speaking during a visit to the Netherlands, suggested that Britain could accept EU environmental and social regulations in a bid to secure a free trade deal.
He told ITV News that the UK would "find a way to prosper and thrive" in the event of no-deal but said it would represent a "huge geo-strategic mistake".
He said: "In terms of everything else that happens on the world stage and it would be a mistake that we would regret for generations if we were to have a messy ugly divorce and that’s what we all want...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics...e-generations/
The Foreign Secretary, speaking during a visit to the Netherlands, suggested that Britain could accept EU environmental and social regulations in a bid to secure a free trade deal.
He told ITV News that the UK would "find a way to prosper and thrive" in the event of no-deal but said it would represent a "huge geo-strategic mistake".
He said: "In terms of everything else that happens on the world stage and it would be a mistake that we would regret for generations if we were to have a messy ugly divorce and that’s what we all want...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics...e-generations/
