Jersey's External Relations Minister, Senator Ian Gorst,
spoke to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Exiting the
EU, Robin Walker MP, this morning to discuss the successful
conclusion of the Withdrawal Agreement and the Political
Declaration by the Prime Minister, Theresa May, in Brussels on
Sunday.
Robin Walker reiterated that the UK Government has negotiated
the Withdrawal Agreement on behalf of the UK and the Crown
Dependencies. This means that Jersey and the other Crown
Dependencies are included in the Withdrawal Agreement and the
Implementation Period, providing Crown Dependency businesses and
islanders with certainty.
On the future relationship with the EU outlined in the Political
Declaration, the Prime Minister has been clear that the UK will
negotiate on behalf of all territories for whose external relations
the UK is responsible.
