What might a “soft” Brexit look like?

With Prime Minister Theresa May now holding cross-party talks, the chances have risen of a “soft” Brexit, resulting in the UK retaining closer ties with the EU than her defeated deal would have involved. A new set of negotiations would prolong the Brexit saga, but at least if parliament finally agreed on a Brexit outcome, some of the uncertainty hanging over the UK economy would lift.

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