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But Davis will try to persuade them that the future relationship he is pressing for is well worth the wait.
“As an independent country, no longer a member of the European Union - the United Kingdom will once again have its own trading policy,” Davis will say.
“For the first time in more than 40 years, we will be able to step out and sign new trade deals with old friends, and new allies, around the globe.”
TEESPORT, England (Reuters) - Britain’s Brexit minister said there was no difference between himself, finance minister Philip Hammond and Prime Minister Theresa May over their aims on Brexit.
“There is no difference between the chancellor and myself and indeed the Prime Minister in terms of that we both want a Brexit which serves the British economy and serves the British people,” David Davis said during a speech in Teesport, northern England.
On Thursday, a source in May’s office rebuked Hammond after he said at a business event in Davos that the changes Britain would undergo could be described as “very modest”.
He added that Britain would seek to find a way to resolve concerns around any new laws that are introduced during the implementation phase when Britain has not been involved in their creation.
“These trade deals are by their definition mutually beneficial... it’s in the UK and EU’s interest that deals that have already been signed stand during this period,” he told business leaders in northeast England.
“The simple step forward is for all parties to agree the United Kingdom will continue to be a party to those agreements, while we continue to work on ensuring that they maintain their effects in perpetuity.”
On any concerns around new laws introduced during the implementation phase, he added: “If there are new laws that affect us, we have the means to resolve any issues during that period.”
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s Brexit minister David Davis said he was confident a political agreement could be reached at a European Union council meeting in March to secure a time-limited implementation period after the country leaves the bloc in March, 2019.