PM meeting with financial services firms
皇冠体育app Prime Minister chaired a roundtable with senior executives from some of the world鈥檚 leading financial institutions.
A Downing Street spokesperson said:
This afternoon the Prime Minister chaired a meeting of the senior executives from some of the world鈥檚 leading financial institutions to discuss the opportunities and challenges for the financial sector posed by Brexit.
皇冠体育app Prime Minister gave an overview of the UK鈥檚 position and updated on Brexit negotiations 鈥� including the UK鈥檚 aim to agree an implementation period by the end of March.
皇冠体育app Chancellor emphasised the need to make the interests of consumers and taxpayers central to the future regulatory relationship between the UK and EU.
皇冠体育app business leaders were united in emphasising the need for as much certainty as possible. 皇冠体育app conclusion of phase one talks were deemed to have provided reassurance and the business leaders gave their views on how to maximise the benefits of an implementation period.
皇冠体育app Chancellor said that the UK鈥檚 financial services sector was an enabler of the real economy across Europe and that any moves to undermine it risked undermining Europe鈥檚 economies. 皇冠体育appre was agreement that fragmentation of the European market would likely benefit centres outside of Europe.
In her closing comments the Prime Minister asked that in their conversations in European capitals, the attendees emphasise the benefits for Europe as a whole of the UK鈥檚 financial centre.