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Brexit: Now for the Hard Part

17/03/2017 GMT

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Two years of tough negotiations lie ahead for Britain and the EU.

Two years of tough negotiations lie ahead for Britain and the EU.  Where are the fault lines?

This week the UK’s parliament gave Prime Minister Theresa May permission to trigger the process that will take the UK out of the European Union. Two years of negotiations will follow. But what kind of deal should Mrs May go for? Hard Brexit that treats the EU like any other trading partner, or something much closer? On this week’s Newshour Extra Owen Bennett Jones and a panel of experts sift through the tough choices facing Britain over the next two years.

(Photo: Brexit Sandcastles. Credit: Getty Images)

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