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Originally Posted by Hugh

Has the EU done this with any other country (multiple separate trade agreements/deals)?

I'm sorry to say to you that you have posed a very silly question.

The EU's trade deals with other nations do not make the same stipulations as they are trying to foist upon us. That may possibly be because there is no question of fishing rights regarding, e.g. Canada, Japan. But what we have in common with the other countries, is our sovereignty.

Norway has a special deal under its EEA membership and thus acquiesces to some EU law. It retains control of its own fisheries.

Why can't you agree that, having left the EU, we should retain our sovereignty and have a stand alone trade deal?

Btw, I've dited my earlier post to add how they are bullying us. All reproduced below.

Just to remind:

WE are saying:

- A trade deal around quotas and tariffs should be easy enough in its own right;
- A separate fishing deal should be negotiated and not tacked onto the trade deal;
- Other agreements such as aviation, security, etc should be separately negotiated.

THE EU is saying:
- Everything must be in one deal because of our proximity to Europe;
- There must be a 'level playing field' ( see Irish 12½% Corporation tax for details);
- EU law is to govern the agreement;
- The EU is bigger than the UK (we should bow to them).

Unless they blink, there will be no trade deal (tariffs/quotas). If we blink first, I'll be disappointed.