11 September 2016, 09:52 GMT
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – On Saturday, UK media reported that UK nationals might have to apply online and pay for EU travel after the withdrawal from the bloc in compliance with the EU plans to present a visa waiver scheme similar to the US system.
"I think they would be surprised. I don’t think it’s particularly desirable, but we don’t rule it out, because we have to be allowed a free hand to get the best negotiations," Rudd replied to a question during BBC1’s The Andrew Marr Show on whether such a scheme might emerge.
She noted, however, that Brussels and the EU commissioners could consider alternative options.
On June 23, the United Kingdom held a referendum in which 51.9 percent of voters, or 17.4 million people, opted for the country to leave the European Union.
