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Originally Posted by Damien
Fine. I am just saying that when people say that Leave voters knew No Deal was a real possibility, even what they voted for, I think there will be quite a few of them who didn’t as it wasn’t a centrepiece of the Leave campaign.
Now some did, some may not have but have come around to the idea and those that are against maybe should have know better. Just saying No Deal was not widely talked about.
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The "deal"/Withdrawal Agreement has nothing to do with Leave or Remain voting issues. It is part of the Leave(article 50) procedures. It is an optional part of the journey to the destination of Leave. It wasn't a case of "vote leave" and we leave the next day.
The only purpose of the Remain side having a strong opinion on the "deal", is to change the final destination. They might prefer a "less bumpy" route, but that doesn't explain the strength of their support for the "deal" and their determination to impose it.
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Originally Posted by jfman
I’m not sure your argument. Once goods are smuggled into the Republic in the absence of checks the single market is under threat. End of.
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And that doesn't happen with any other EU border? How did horse meat masquerading as beef get into the UK from the EU?
What is wrong with having checks? Wherever the "border" is set, ie Irish Sea or NI, then there will be checks.
Turkey is in a customs union with the EU, but still there are checks and other assorted EU imposed problems.