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Old 08-04-2020, 18:17   #2815
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Re: [Updated] The UK’s future relationship with the EU
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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
Well, as I posted earlier

They haven’t even agreed how they will video-conference, so, no...

The discussions next week are to discuss a timetable for talks in April and May - so it’s "talks about talks", not actual negotiations.
They are currently at the document-exchanging stage. The government is still commited to the end of the year as things stand. Everything else is speculation.

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Originally Posted by jfman View Post
No. To say now we're open to an extension virtually guarantees an extension and removes the sense of urgency that an optional extension is supposed to provide.

On top of that the messaging around any extension will need to be carefully planned. Considering the Government is asking the vast majority of people to stay at home, and the Coronavirus response requires compliance.

While I'm sure the vast majority of people would be reasonable it only takes a handful of morons whose nationalism tells them this is a betrayal to encourage civil disobedience or worse.

We've got folk setting fire to mobile telecoms infrastructure, mugging nurses and spitting at police officers saying they have Coronavirus. People are already anxious. If the Government are to request an extension, or agree to an EU request for one, I'm certain the revelation won't be because some hack threw it into a press conference to Rishi Sunak.
Still speculating against the government, I see.
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