Stubb terms UK’s role in post-Brexit deal unprecedented

Former prime minister Alexander Stubb, also a former vice-president of the European Investment Bank, on Monday expressed concern at the future of the ongoing post-Brexit deal between the European Union and the United Kingdom.

In a Twitter post the former prime minister also termed the present role of the UK unprecedented.

“Over the past 25 years, I have been involved in negotiating four EU treaties, four financial frameworks, and a number of other minor and major EU deals. What the UK is doing at the moment is unprecedented,” said Stubb in his Twitter post on Monday morning, expressing his concern at the future of the deal.

“Worried where it will all lead. Never a good idea to put ideology before reality,” he added.

Earlier, on Sunday, the British government’s chief Brexit negotiator David Frost said his government is unafraid to walk away from the post-Brexit trade talks with the European Union (EU), if the regional bloc does not compromise on major issues, including fisheries and state aid rules, reported the Xinhua.

“This time, we won’t blink,” Frost told the Mail newspaper on Sunday.

Frost made the remarks as the trade talks are to resume on Tuesday in London with both sides still having differences on issues such as fishing and the level of taxpayer’s support Britain will be able to provide for businesses, also referred to as state aid rules.