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Barnier Says UK Could Rejoin EU Without Taking the Euro

Barnier Says UK Could Rejoin EU Without Taking the Euro

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Michel Barnier, the EU's former chief Brexit negotiator, says Britain could rejoin the bloc without being forced to adopt the euro. Speaking to Sky News, the former French prime minister said joining the single market was the one condition that could not be negotiated, meaning free movement of people would have to return. His comments follow Prime Minister Andy Burnham's call for closer European ties.

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