UK trade boss denies free- movement deal as Cabinet rift widens
Continuing free movement after 2019 would "not keep faith" with voters' decision, says Liam Fox
London
UK Trade Secretary Liam Fox dismissed claims that British ministers have agreed to allow the free movement of people for as long as three years after leaving the European Union, exposing fresh rifts in the government's Brexit strategy.
Continuing free movement after 2019 would "not keep faith" with voters' decision to leave the EU, he said in an interview with The Sunday Times newspaper. "I have not been involved in any discussion on that," he said.
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