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Originally Posted by pip08456
I don't think it is as simple as that. At present despite 3yrs of negotiation no deal has been placed on the table to be agreed. All we have had is a flawed withdrawal agreement proposed which has the potential to keep us in the EU indefinitely. Parliament has rejected that.
Thanks to lily livered remain MP's the EU has been given the confidence to refuse to change the terms of the WA.
A PM who is willing to force through a no deal exit would not be advocating not having a deal with the EU just that EU intransigence on the withdrawal agreement meant leave first and then negotiate a deal.
Faced with someone willing to walk away without a deal alters the whole dynamics of negotiations.
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So Pip, well known we are poles apart on many different viewpoints but I'd like you to answer honestly.
1) Do you not realistically think that the EU has had the position of confidence since the start? If not, why not?
2) Do you think that a no deal scenario whilst achieving one form of Brexit is in fact nothing more than a race to the bottom, with the EU better placed to be able to absorb and manage the implications of a no deal exit better than the UK ? If not, why not?
3) If the UK could force a no deal exit, How do you think the EU would factor this into subsequent trade negotiations?
4) What does the UK provide or manufacture that is of such vital importance to the EU that allow us to hold an upper hand in trade negotiations?