国际英语资讯:Interview: Britain may never actually leave EU: political expert
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 26-- <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="transitional">transitional</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="negotiators">negotiators</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complications">complications</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>" <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Stuart">Stuart</span> <span word="Wilks">Wilks</span>-<span word="Heeg">Heeg</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Liverpool">Liverpool</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>, <span word="Wilks">Wilks</span>-<span word="Heeg">Heeg</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> <span word="Independence">Independence</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="UKIP">UKIP</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="disappear">disappear</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="landscape">landscape</span>.</p><p><span word="David">David</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Exiting">Exiting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> 2019, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="triggering">triggering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="article">article</span> 50 <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span>.</p><p><span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2016 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="unsuccessful">unsuccessful</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span>.</p><p><span word="Wilks">Wilks</span>-<span word="Heeg">Heeg</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solution">solution</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="shock">shock</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span> <span word="quitting">quitting</span> 10 <span word="Downing">Downing</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="declared">declared</span>.</p><p><span word="Wilks">Wilks</span>-<span word="Heeg">Heeg</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="transitional">transitional</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="in">in</span>, <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="out">out</span>, <span word="things">things</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="slip">slip</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="transitional">transitional</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="indefinitely">indefinitely</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="permanently">permanently</span>."</p>
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