Thread: Brexit discussion
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Old 25-06-2018, 19:28   #3211
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Re: Brexit discussion
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
Incorrect.
WTO rules require a hard border if there was no agreement between the EU and a third country.
Ireland is concerned that a hard border would encourage the revival of terrorism and the EU is looking after its members' interests. The UK may have the upper hand when negotiating with Ireland but the position is reversed when the EU negotiates with the UK. Of course, the UK has yet to propose a solution for the Irish border as the cabinet is split down the middle on two impractical ideas. It will decide which of these ideas sinks the least in July.
But we are trying to get agreement with the EU! Which is why the hard border is unnecessary.

And why you seem to think that the EU has the upper hand eludes me. They export more to us than we do to them, and when the crunch comes to the crunch, the remaining EU countries will demand a deal.

.After all, they won't vote to be poorer.
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