New UK Government Should Strike Free Trade Deal With Russia - EU Lawmaker

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A new administration in Britain, which is bound to come to power after the referendum on Brexit, should have a free trade deal with Russia within closer relations with Moscow, Janice Atkinson, British independent member of the European Parliament, told Sputnik.

LONDO (Sputnik) — UK nationals are set to vote later on Thursday in a referendum on the country's membership in the European Union, after Prime Minister David Cameron and the leaders of the 27 other EU member states agreed in February to grant the United Kingdom a special status within the bloc.

"I think Britain should have a free trade agreement with Russia. With the current administration, it is not possible. Cameron, whatever the result is, will not be allowed to stay prime minister. If it's Boris Johnson who is next, he is very outward-looking, so we can have closer relations with Russia," Atkinson said.

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Last week, Russian Ambassador to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov said Moscow would have to develop separate bilateral relations with London if the British public decided to terminate its membership of the European Union.

According to recent polls, the number of those UK nationals who will vote for their country staying in the European Union exceeds the figures on supporters of the Leave campaign.

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