Britain Told 15-Year Talks on EU Trade Can't Be Ruled Out

  • ‘We don’t know’ how long it will take, Danish minister says
  • U.K. Prime Minister May says she still sees two-year timetable

Rows of new automobiles and vans at the Port of Bristol, U.K.

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The U.K.’s post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union could take more than a decade to conclude, Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said.

“You have to find a solution and we will find a solution,” Samuelsen said in an interview in Brussels. “The question is, can we do it in two years or will we take 15 years? We don’t know.”