Tory David Davis admits Brexit transition could take years AFTER March 2019

Britain and the EU face tying up loose ends for years after the two-year Brexit deadline, a top Tory has admitted.
Brexit Secretary David Davis made the confession after Theresa May confirmed plans to have a transitional period after March 2019.



The Prime Minister claimed "phased" arrangements - where certain EU rules still apply to the UK - wouldn't leave Britain "stuck forever in some kind of permanent political purgatory."
Yet Mr Davis refused to give a timescale today - and he admitted it would take "a year or two".
Pressed by the BBC on whether it would take five years, he said only: "I doubt it".

But asked by LBC if it would stretch beyond the 2020 general election he said: "I could imagine that".
It comes after Ukip leader Paul Nuttall warned against a "slow-motion Brexit", saying: "Let’s have this all done and clean before the next General Election in 2020."

During a tough round of interviews, Mr Davis was forced to admit lorries from Europe could face customs checks for the first time in decades.
"We'll see, that's one of the things we want to negotiate," he said.
He admitted that maintaining a ‘soft’ border between Northern and southern Ireland will be “difficult” once Britain has left the EU.
And asked how much Britain would carry on paying into the EU, he told LBC: "I'm not going to answer a question like that".



Mr Davis claimed "we will leave anyway" even if MPs vote his "tough negotiation" down close to the March 2019 deadline.