MEP outlines fast-track route

German MEP Bernard Lange, involved in initial Brexit negotiations, says the UK could rejoin the EU within months using a Switzerland-style agreement.

Switzerland's model explained

Switzerland is not an EU member but has single market access. It agreed to free movement of people and pays three hundred seventy-five million euros, three hundred seventeen million pounds, annually to EU economic and…

Lange proposes 'Switzerland plus'

Lange warns the Swiss model is passive and proposes Switzerland plus, which would give the UK market access with some political engagement but not full membership.

“So we have the model of Switzerland … Switzerland plus, I would say, as that has some kinds of engagement but not the full membership.”

Prime minister pushes closer ties

The prime minister announced at Labour's annual conference last month he would explore options bringing Britain closer to the EU, potentially including re-entry in Labour's next election manifesto.

EU leaders welcome approach

France's president Emmanuel Macron and Spain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez welcomed the announcement. The prime minister plans a UK-EU summit in Brussels next month to push for a Brexit reset.

Public support at record high

Support for rejoining the EU is now at its highest level since the Brexit vote, at sixty-one percent, according to polling guru professor Sir John Curtice.