Policy paper

The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union White Paper

This White Paper provides Parliament and the country with a clear vision of what we are seeking to achieve in negotiating our exit from, and new partnership with, the European Union.

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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The United Kingdom’s exit from, and new partnership with, the European Union White Paper (Print)

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This White Paper confirms the Prime Minister’s vision of an independent, truly global UK and an ambitious future relationship with the EU.

On 17 January 2017 the Prime Minister set out the 12 principles which will guide the government in fulfilling the democratic will of the people of the United Kingdom. In this White Paper the government sets out the basis for these priorities and the approach to forging a new strategic partnership between the United Kingdom and the EU.

Read the Minister of State’s oral statement.

Updates to this page

Published 2 February 2017
Last updated 15 May 2017 + show all updates
  1. Welsh language version added

  2. Columns incorrectly positioned in Chart 7.1, now corrected.

  3. First published.

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