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Government makes draft Brexit legal texts public to pressure Brussels to back down on demands

THE government published its terms for a free-trade agreement with the European Union today as it sought to increase pressure on Brussels to back down over its demands.

Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove told MPs that the government had decided to make Britain’s draft legal texts public.

A 291-page draft comprehensive free-trade agreement was among the 12 documents published.

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