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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

I reiterate that that is an impossible question as no one outside the negotiating team has sufficient information to know what the UK's true red lines and objectives are.

My objectives, as you know are to put the economy first as a strong economy enables services like our armed forces and nursing homes to be properly funded and it's beneficial for people's health and in keeping crime rates low. This necessitates as close a deal with the EU as possible so we should elect for a deal like the EFTA countries have without the Schengen area. I'm happy to sacrifice notional elements of sovereignty to join NATO, to join the United Nations, to join EFTA and to join Five Eyes.

If you're happy to give up notional sovereignty as you've described (actually we've given up next to nothing in sovereignty terms by being members of those associations), you should be able to answer the simple question I've posed in relation to the EU. I'll put it another way.

Which of these concessions should we make to the EU in order to achieve the best possible economic outcome:

1. ECJ jurisdiction over the trade deal?
2. Level playing field that goes beyond Canada, Japan ?
3. Sovereignty over UK territorial waters including fishing rights?