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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

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But let's not get stuck in the past, we need to get the best possible deal as the country's already encountering high levels of unemployment and we can't afford to get it wrong.

Andrew,

What would this "best possible deal" look like? To my mind, the "best possible deal" would logically be the one suggested by Barnier in the past. The Canada model.

Why won't they give us that now? What would an extension achieve? A Canada style deal with no other stipulations from the EU?

As to high levels of unemployment, the EU has this too and level playing field requirements would fetter our ability to develop as fast as possible.