Brussels will 'punish' Britain for not following its demands as PM's deal pushes UK into clutches of EU, economist warns

BRUSSELS will dole out punishments to the UK for not adhering to its demands, a top economist warns.

Eurocrats are pushing Britain into the clutches of the customs union and single market without the ability to make our own rules, Catherine McBride says.

The revelation comes after the UK and the EU agreed a new framework back in May on post-Brexit trading arrangements on areas such as farming, defence and trade.

The expert insists that new documents outlining the EU Commission's full demands from the reset will see the continent take "retribution" through our current trading relationships .

She says this will strip the UK of any ability to foster the latest farming techniques or even import food from non-EU countries.

McBride says that the EU Commission will have control all over t