Boris Johnson insists there will be 'no alignment' with the EU after Brexit – Telegraph.co.uk, Telegraph.co.uk

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Boris Johnson insisted that Britain would not follow any EU rules afterBrexitas he set up a showdown with Brussels over a trade deal.

ThePrime Ministermade clear that he would pursue a hard Brexit by saying there would be “no alignment ”between the two sides, defying the EU’s claim that it was a“ must ”for any future relationship.

On a historic day for Britain’s relationship with the rest of Europe,the Brexit “divorce” Bill sailed through the Commons with a majority of 823on Friday, and will become law on Jan 9, enabling a Jan exit and for trade negotiations to begin in earnest.

It brought an end to three and a half years of indecision in Parliament, and “means we are one step closer …