国际英语资讯:UK government insists no extension of links to EU beyond year end
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 9-- <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="transitional">transitional</span> <span word="links">links</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 31, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stalled">stalled</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="Penny">Penny</span> <span word="Mordaunt">Mordaunt</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="postmaster">postmaster</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span> (<span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>) <span word="that">that</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiating">negotiating</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prolong">prolong</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span>.</p><p><span word="Mordaunt">Mordaunt</span>, <span word="updating">updating</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> (<span word="fishing">fishing</span>) <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="upheld">upheld</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="wavering">wavering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="that">that</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 31 <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 31 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reached">reached</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="period">period</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>.</p><p><span word="Mordaunt">Mordaunt</span> <span word="resisted">resisted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conclude">conclude</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="clarity">clarity</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>.</p>
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