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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Exactly.
The question is whether we negotiate from a position of strength with access to the biggest market in the world with the EEA plus the largest number of trade deals in the world (eg Vietnam, Israel, Canada, South Africa, Korea, Chile, Turkey, Argentina, Morocco, Mexico, Puru, Barbados, Seychelles).
Or whether we negotiate from a position of weakness with no deals in place.
I know which I would prefer to do.

So far the UK has agreed "continuity" deals with 12 countries and regions. These are:

Central America (signed 18 July)
Andean countries (15 May)
Norway and Iceland (2 April)
Caribbean countries (22 March)
Pacific Islands (14 March)
Liechtenstein (28 February)
Israel (18 February)
Palestinian Authority (18 February)
Switzerland (11 February)
The Faroe Islands (1 February)
Eastern and Southern Africa (31 January)
Chile (30 January)

In addition, the UK has also announced a deal in principle with South Korea, which is "expected to be signed shortly".

35 countries in total.

We are not doing too bad from a position of weakness.

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