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Old 12-03-2019, 14:24   #8395
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Re: Brexit
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Originally Posted by Damien View Post
It isn't a real backstop if it's time limited though. The point of it is to have something in place in case all else fails.
Well, if it's forever, it is unacceptable.

The backstop could easily be time-limited to provide the opportunity for negotiations to be exhausted. Parliament would never agree to the potential for a permanent backstop from which we could never extracate ourselves. Why would anyone think that would be acceptable?

All the EU had to do was to provide that the backstop was an integral part of the withdrawal agreement and that when the agreement came to an end with a new trade deal, or alternatively by six months' notice of termination by either side, all its provisions would end.

Why does the EU consider that to be so difficult? Because they are pulling a fast one, that's why. How gullible do they think we are?
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