UK may have to abide by EU laws during any Brexit transition phase

The EU guidelines say a full trade deal can only be concluded after Britain has left the bloc.Britain could be forced to accept EU law, immigration controls and budget payments after it formally leaves the bloc in 2019 if it wants a transitional period to cushion the blow of Brexit, the EU’s draft negotiating guidelines suggest.Published by the European council president, Donald Tusk, the guidelines contained a number of demands that could be difficult for Theresa May to sell to the public