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Originally Posted by Kushan

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I thought this was answered, but I'll do it again - we signed the WA. It's a legally binding document. The EU is as legally bound to it as we are and they're exercising their legal rights.

Is it bad for the UK? Yes. Is the EU taking advantage of a bad agreement? Maybe. Hell, lets say yes as well. I would want our country to get the best deal possible using any legal means possible. The EU is playing their hand, you can like it, you can lump it, but the time to stop it was back in January.

Much like the time to stop brexit was 2016. Both ships have sailed. The only thing you can possibly do to stop it is to burn the whole ship down.

Kush, I wasn't asking you. I was asking a ducking and weaving Andrew.

Albeit, you've loosely answered. You haven't explicitly said whether or not you agree that the EU should be able to affect food imports from NI to England?

The rest of what you've is said is perfectly valid even though I would forgive Boris if in fact he had taken the cynical view just to fulfil his electoral obligation to leave the EU. My preference now is that we don't break International Law by reneging on the WA, because we can take action down the line if necessary should the EU try to pull that trick.




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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

I've answered it fully. In an ideal world it shouldn't and if Boris has agreed to it then we should raise the issue via the disputes mechanism.

Andrew, you haven't answered the question at all. I'm trying to get to the bottom of YOUR view and take the Remainer aspect out of it.

This "ideal world it shouldn't" phrase is pure weasel wording. It doesn't get to the root of your belief.

The problem you have here is that of course you don't want the EU to screw us over - but you can't bring yourself to say so. I don't find that particularly honest.