First EU response to article 50 takes tough line on transitional deal

Exclusive: Leaked European parliament resolution puts three-year limit on transition arrangement and says no to free trade agreement in next two yearsBritain will not be given a free trade deal by the EU in the next two years, and a transition arrangement to cushion the UK’s exit after 2019 can last no longer than three years, a European parliament resolution has vowed, in the first official response by the EU institutions to the triggering of article 50 by Theresa May.A leaked copy of the