Lib Dems hope to rejoin European single market ‘one day’
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Lib Dems hope to rejoin European single market ‘one day’
Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper says the party has a plan to get “the UK back in the heart of Europe” and hope to rejoin the European single market “one day”.
However, she adds that this is “a long way off and it’s not on the table in this general election.” Report by Jonesia.
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