After a Week of Turmoil, British Government Publishes Its Plan for Brexit

U.K. hopes the proposal will inject fresh momentum into Brexit talks with less than nine months to go

LONDON—The British government published in detail the long-awaited plan for its future economic relationship with the European Union, including proposals that have disappointed the financial-services industry because they accept a significant reduction in the sector's access to Europe.

The contents of the 98-page document have already torpedoed a fragile truce between warring factions in Prime Minister Theresa May’s ruling Conservatives over how close the U.K.’s economic ties to the EU should be after the country’s departure...