i. We should engage with one another constructively and respectfully,
in a spirit of sincere cooperation. Since I became Prime Minister of
the United Kingdom I have listened carefully to you, to my fellow EU
Heads of Government and the Presidents of the European Commission and
Parliament. That is why the United Kingdom does not seek membership of
the single market: we understand and respect your position that the four
freedoms of the single market are indivisible and there can be no
“cherry picking”. We also understand that there will be consequences
for the UK of leaving the EU: we know that we will lose influence over
the rules that affect the European economy. We also know that UK
companies will, as they trade within the EU, have to align with rules
agreed by institutions of which we are no longer a part – just as UK
companies do in other overseas markets.