During his visit to Britain to discuss defence and the future of Anglo-French border security, the French President Emmanuel Macron gave an interview with Andrew Marr at Sandhurst. Macron told Marr that a bespoke deal for the UK was on the negotiating table, though he insisted that there must be ‘no cherry picking’, as doing so would dismantle the integrity of the single market:
AM: Now you’ve said in the past you can have Canada, or you can have Norway, but you can’t have your own special deal. Is that really fair give how long Britain has been part of the EU?
EM: No, it’s not a question of fair or unfair… For sure, you will have your own solution.
AM: There will be a bespoke special solution for Britain?
EM: Sure, but… this special way should be consistent with the preservation of the single market and our collective interests. You should understand that you cannot, by definition, have full access to the single market, if you don’t tick the box.
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