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Originally Posted by Chris
Or perhaps, hopefully the EU will see sense. I believe he has correctly understood what was the essence of the Brexit vote and is pursuing it. The EU on the other hand is hoping for precisely the sort of fold you want Boris to make.
There is a deal to be done, but until the EU takes the difficult intellectual step of accepting a member state has left the union and that this entails its full resumption of sovereign control over its territory and affairs, then that deal cannot be done. They have only days left to turn this around.
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Agree that there is a deal to be done.
Foremost, the EU needs to protect the Single Market. So if the UK wants tariff-free access, which some Brexiters still believe the UK is automatically entitled to; courtesy of British exceptionalism; then some form of level playing field agreement does not look unreasonable.
Fishing rights should be solvable. UK fishermen have woken up to their EU markets effectively ending with no deal so should be willing to accept a phased approach here.