No surprise the waters are being tested on this - you can't fight the gravity of trade rules, as I was fond of reminding Old Boy.
Quote:
Britain mulls Swiss-style ties with Brussels
The government believes EU relations are thawing and could lead to ‘frictionless’ trade
Senior government figures are planning to put Britain on the path towards a Swiss-style relationship with the European Union.
The move, intended to forge closer economic ties, is likely to infuriate hardline Conservative Brexiteers.
Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, last week signalled that Rishi Sunak’s administration intends to break from the approach adopted by Boris Johnson and remove the vast majority of trade barriers with the bloc.
In private, senior government sources have suggested that pursuing frictionless trade requires moving towards a Swiss-style relationship over the next decade. However, they insist this would not extend to a return to freedom of movement.
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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/b...sels-nr0f7fw2k (paywall)
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...c38de3be9380e7 (no paywall)