Britain will get stuck in long post-Brexit transition - EU lawmaker

Britain is likely to get stuck in a long transition period in which it will pay the European Union and abide by its laws but have no say in the bloc's affairs, a European lawmaker handling Brexit said.The EU legislative will have to sign off on any Brexit deal and Philippe Lamberts, one of six in the 750-strong body to deal with Brexit, said any future trade deal between Britain and the EU was irreconcilable with avoiding an Irish border."The transition period will be stretched," Lamberts told R