Britain’s Brexit Policy Chaos Is Unacceptable, Italy Says

  • EU can’t be held ‘hostage’ to Conservative Party debate
  • ‘No sense whatsoever’ in single market without free movement

Brexit Aims Branded 'Wishful Thinking' By Italy's Calenda

Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

The British government’s Brexit strategy is chaotic, and it’s unacceptable for the European Union to be held hostage to the ruling Conservative Party’s infighting for the next two years, said Italy’s economic development minister.

“Somebody needs to tell us something, and it needs to be something that makes sense,” Carlo Calenda said in an interview at his Rome office on Tuesday. “You can’t say that it’s sensible to say we want access to the single market but no free circulation of people. It’s obvious that doesn’t make any sense whatsoever.”