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Old 03-06-2019, 13:37   #3167
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Re: Brexit
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Originally Posted by heero_yuy View Post
Whereas staying in the EU:
That's a 2016 article concerning the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership which was canned so not a live prospect, unlike the US-UK one.

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Originally Posted by nomadking View Post
Utter nonsense.

Why would the US need a trade agreement for those matters. A US firm can(and do) set up a company in this country and supply goods/services in the same way as anybody else can. No trade agreement required.

The nearest thing to something needing a trade agreement is providing medical supplies, which are currently supplied from outside the NHS anyway. Anything else would require a physical presence in the UK.
The larger negotiating power (eg EU, US) has more negotiating strength. So it will bring in other things into the deal to help its own economy. We've already seen the NHS one, another suggestion from that country to include in a trade deal is for the UK not to deal with Huawei.
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