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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Trouble is, Den, that compromise would have meant no end to freedom of movement, acceptance of the customs union which we thought we were getting out of and basically taking away the advantages of leaving to such an extent that we would be better off staying in.
So let's not flag wave for Labour and the other opposition parties without actually appreciating that Labour is reneging on its manifesto commitment and betraying the will of the electorate in terms of their majority vote in the referendum.  |
You may have thought you were voting to quit the Customs Union, but many leavers did not as it was not stated one way or the other. But a smaller country cannot negotiate better trade deals than a significantly larger bloc; thus you're correct in appreciating we'd be better off remaining in the EU.