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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

We can only remain in the customs union until the end of the transition period at the latest because we want to strike our own trade deals.

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No, it's another reason why the EU wants a tariff-free deal with the UK!

The EU has no intention of reaching a trade deal with the UK except on their terms - which are being bound to the Customs Union.

Surely that is staring you in the face? The evidence is glaring in front of you.



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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Dover only handles 6% of the total amount of freight handled at UK ports, and no doubt he was looking at it in that light.

Beg to differ

https://www.britishports.org.uk/syst...time_ports.pdf

A snippet:

At present roughly half of the trade passing through the sea ports of the UK is customs free trade with the other 27 members of the EU. Dover is the dominant port for EU trade, accounting for 22% of the total (exports plus imports)
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