The central message was clear, namely that the priority for the UK is to regain sovereignty over immigration policy and have control over its own laws. However, many issues have yet to be addressed. When the UK leaves the EU, they leave the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice which presents many potential challenges.
In that regard, we will provide an update on the progress of the Examination in April, based on end-March data. More broadly, the Examination raises serious questions about the culture in our lending institutions and the extent to which the boards and senior management of those institutions are really living up to their promises of putting the customer at the heart of their business.