UK Prime Minister Theresa May has set out her priorities for Brexit, admitting that neither side will get everything it wants in negotiations.
She's delivered a major speech in London on her government's Brexit strategy.
The UK is due to leave the European Union in March 2019.
Olly Barratt reports from London.
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Theresa May's speech was about detail.
The European Union has been pressing for it ahead of the next set of negotiations.
But she also wanted to strike an optimistic tone.
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In terms of detail Mrs May said the UK wanted to make 'binding commitments' on standards and regulations for access to EU markets.
But she insisted Britain will not be part of a customs union with the EU, seeking a customs arrangement instead, so the UK can be free to strike trade deals around the world.
The Prime Minister touched on financial services and said that the "jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in the UK must end".
And she suggested the UK could remain as an associate member of agencies in the spheres of medicine, chemicals and aviation.
Theresa May acknowledged difficult discussions lie ahead.
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When it comes to Northern Ireland she reiterated she would not agree to it staying in a customs union with the EU but would work to find other ways of avoiding a border with Ireland.
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The EU's chief negotiatior Michel Barnier responded to the speech by saying he welcomed the new 'clarity' from the UK.
The opposition Liberal Democrats in the UK called the address 'prevarication' and accused her of avoiding serious decisions.
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As negotiators are fond of saying - nothing is agreed, until everything is agreed.
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