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MPs demand May outline costs of Brexit

THE “true costs of Brexit” must be outlined by the government before any final deal is struck, two parliamentary committees demanded yesterday.

The chairs of the public accounts and Treasury committees have written jointly to MPs about the uncertain financial implications of EU withdrawal, claiming there are “further costs” yet to be made clear.

The letter was revealed yesterday while Prime Minister Theresa May was in Brussels for an EU summit.

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