UK could keep special pre-Brexit terms if it rejoined EU, Michel Barnier says
Exclusive: Former chief Brexit negotiator says staying out of euro and Schengen area would be ‘perfectly possible’
TL;DR
- Michel Barnier suggests the UK could retain special terms like the pound and opt-outs from Schengen if it rejoined the EU.
- He states that other EU member states already have opt-outs from the euro and Schengen, making it 'perfectly possible' for the UK.
- Barnier believes the UK made the wrong decision to leave the EU and that problems are more difficult because of Brexit.
- He argues that the EU cannot show flexibility on free movement for fear of empowering nationalists.
- Recent polling indicates growing support in the UK for rejoining the EU, especially if old terms are on the table.