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Originally Posted by Hugh
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of course the "deal" is the Withdrawal Agreement.
Even if the was a deal Any future trade relationship would need to be negotiated and there's far from any guarantee that we would get anything like we want and any trade deal would need the full agreement of the 27, so things like access to UK waters and other interests the EU27 may have would simply be bargained away. Not forgetting if after two years we haven't got a solution to N.I. (not that it needs one) the backstop comes into force meaning we can't actually leave the customs union unless the EU agree to it.
It's a shitstorm.
I'd be quite happy to "Crash Out" go over the "cliff edge" or use your own preferred hyperbole.
Leave on WTO and negotiate from o/s the EU. Only then can we negotiate on equal terms.