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Originally Posted by Chris
We have a trade deficit with the EU and Germany, in particular, sells a lot of high-value machinery here. There might be some petulant nonentities in the European Parliament that would like to "punish" the UK for leaving, but it's not up to them. The trade arrangements between the UK and the EU would be decided by the Council of Ministers, where Angela Merkel will make damn sure her industrial base continues to enjoy privileged access to our market.
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Indeed, I doubt very much that BMW, Audi, & VW would like to see a levy on put on their goods and would lobby very hard for a free trade deal with the U.K. Not to mention the champagne and wine producers of France.
Anyway all this talk of a conservative split etc is totally irrelevant. It would have mattered if it was a parliamentary vote, but this is a national referendum. 120 odd dissenting MP's means nothing when 50+ million are potentially voting.