Britain on Thursday unveiled a tough negotiating mandate for talks with the European Union, underlining its desire for future economic and political independence that pits London on a collision course with Brussels.After leaving the EU last month, Britain has until the end of the year to negotiate a trade deal and agreements on everything from fishing to transport, ending more than 40 years of close political and economic relations. Having accepted that by leaving the EU’s customs union and single market British businesses will encounter new “frictions” in trade with the bloc, Britain has made its stance clear - ... (full story)