A draft Brexit plan drawn up by hardline Conservative Eurosceptics has been leaked, revealing plans for substantial tax cuts, a Canada-style trade deal and the introduction of a military expeditionary force to defend the Falklands. The document, which was leaked from an internal government document on Wednesday, is likely to be seen as further evidence that Britain will not accept any compromise with Brussels over its future relationship with Europe.
A draft Brexit plan drawn up by hardline Conservative Eurosceptics has been leaked, revealing plans for substantial tax cuts, a Canada-style trade deal and the introduction of a military expeditionary force to defend the Falklands. The plans were to be proposed by the European Research Group, headed by Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, and were intended to demonstrate that Tory Eurosceptics had a coherent alternative to the Prime Minister’s Chequers plan.