“If we have not got a deal that’s good for Britain. If there were attempts to keep us in the Customs Union or the Single Market then we would have to have no deal.”
We are being nudged towards Norway Minus rather than Canada Plus Plus Plus almost without anyone noticing.
Speculation about pressure on Williamson, or calculation about Cabinet numbers, misses a key point: May must keep Davis and Fox onside.
The best way forward might be a statute of limitations on past conduct that covers the United Kingdom as a whole.
Our non-EU exports are evenly split between goods and services. Yet it is services that present the greatest opportunity to expand Britain’s trade.
There are two options under consideration. One in particular, the partnership model, is unworkable and unacceptable. It should be put out of its misery.
It is absolutely vital that these issues are discussed this week and as part of post-Brexit trade talks.
Seeking to extend transition after all, thus re-raising the possibility of being stuck in it, or going ahead without proper systems in place would be an unacceptable choice.
The President is clearly prepared to put politics before economics, even at the expense of America’s traditional allies.
220,000 people from EU countries came here last year. May’s U-turn thus has implications not only for rights but for numbers.
Can we really imagine ministers rejecting Justin Trudeau’s trade deal offer, or one from the American administration, or from Australia and New Zealand?