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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
The deal would still be in place in 2021 as we negotiated the free trade deal.
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What free trade deal? Where does it say that? Unless the EU are planning to hold us hostage with the backstop.
From the Withdrawal Agreement.
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There shall be a transition or implementation period, which shall start on the date of entry into force
of this Agreement and end on 31 December 2020.
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In the immediate aftermath of Brexit, our trade relationship would not change. During any transition period, current EU laws would continue to apply, but beyond that it's not clear what tariffs, regulations or checks might be deemed necessary to allow us to trade in goods or services with EU countries. If no long-term trade deal is agreed and the so-called "backstop" comes into force, the whole of the UK would stay in a "single customs territory", meaning no tariffs on UK-EU trade, but also no freedom to set lower tariffs on trade with other countries outside the EU.
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IE there is NOT a deal currently in place or even offered.