Britain's Brexit plan honours negotiations of PM Theresa May

Reuters - Britain's new Brexit plan honours the negotiating red lines of Prime Minister Theresa May and meets the demands of business even if it does not match all the hopes of some anti-EU campaigners, Environment Minister Michael Gove said on Sunday (July 8). Gove said Britain will be able to exercise sovereignty in "all important areas" under the Brexit plan and remains confident that Britain will be able to exercise sovereignty under the new plan. May won backing from her ministers on Friday (July 6) for a "business-friendly" Brexit plan that would push for a free trade area for goods and continued close ties with the EU. There were signs of a backlash from some of her Conservative Party lawmakers on Sunday including leading anti-EU campaigner Jacob Rees-Mogg who said the proposal could be worse than Britain leaving the bloc with no deal at all.