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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
We are perfectly capable of signing our own trade deals, and a lot more quickly than the EU does.
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Looks like to the rest of the world doesn't want us to have a good trade deal with the EU, who will still be our main trading partner.. The promised land might not be so sweet.
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Global powers lobby to stop special Brexit deal for UK
hopes of securing a unique post-Brexit trade deal with the EU were under threat on Saturday night as Brussels said it was coming under international pressure to deny Britain special treatment.
After a week that saw May reach a deal with the EU that will allow Brexit talks to move forward on to future trade relations, EU officials insisted a bespoke deal more favourable to the UK than other non-EU nations was out of the question.
One EU source close to the talks said: “We have been approached by a number of [non-member] countries expressing concerns and making it clear that it would constitute a major problem for them if suddenly the UK were to get better terms than they get.
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics...y_to_clipboard