Brexit Min Davis: immediate goal is an agreement on the Brexit implementation period; confident a political agreement can be reached at the March meeting of EU council
- The transition period will have a strict time limit
- Extending Article 50 would not resolve the legal problems around ratifying withdrawal
- EU and UK are on same page when it comes to need for Brexit transition period
- We need continued access to each others' markets on current terms; EU and UK must follow the same rules for implementation period for it to work
- We have to find a way of resolving laws which do not work for Britain
- Speed is key in agreeing on implementation period