the customs union is the end goal

earlier in the negotiations the whole mechanism was to be described as the bridge to the future deal, which the UK team realised wouldn't play well with their MPs so it was re-worded as a backstop.

It is a backstop in the sense that it's the minimum deal the parties want to work from (and, logically, it is the only way to preserve an open border).

Makes Brexit utterly pointless as we become rule takers and can't have a truly independent trade policy, but those of us in the Remain camp get to say 'Told you so'.

Posted By: CWC on March 12th 2019 at 13:04:37

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Cox's legal advice has just ended Theresa May, I shink (WARNING: Brexit/politics) (Betting) - Old Man, Mar 12, 11:53:56
- I was given opportunity to go to Bristol to work on the operational task force... (Betting) - Worthing Yellow, Mar 12, 13:07:06
- Good old David Cameron (n/m) (Betting) - jAC, Mar 12, 12:44:52
- Probably best they vote for the deal. Rejecting projects weakness (n/m) (Betting) - Basingstoke_Canary_J, Mar 12, 12:43:00
  - Hahaha. (n/m) (Betting) - Dunney, Mar 12, 12:46:05
- Did anyone ever think this huge scam could turn out well? (Betting) - Dunney, Mar 12, 12:42:09
- Yes don;t see how she can get the deal through now. It sounds worse than it is (Betting) - Jim, Mar 12, 12:37:37
  - You do now we have to ask to be allowd to use WTO terms, don't you? (Betting) - CWC, Mar 12, 13:06:51
  - 'leave on WTO terms'. FFS. (n/m) (Betting) - Dunney, Mar 12, 12:45:02
    - Figure of speech. Essentially mean leave without a deal. Whats so FFS about that - its (Betting) - Jim, Mar 12, 13:17:16
      - I know what it means. It's not an 'option' (Betting) - Dunney, Mar 12, 14:21:20
        
        You are deluded if you think we would trade on the same basis as Mauritania or (Betting) - Jim, Mar 12, 14:28:30
        
        I've asked before. Name one actual benefit of brexit (Betting) - Dunney, Mar 12, 14:40:06
- " What is unilateral is what we are asserting, is our interpretation. And the fact this (Betting) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 12, 12:24:59
- Held to ransome by the DUP, when NI Voted 55% to remain and (Betting) - Higher Wrather, Mar 12, 12:16:39
- Bloody lawyers and their independent thought processes (Betting) - Old Git, Mar 12, 12:06:53
  - The only thing that surprises me (Betting) - Old Man, Mar 12, 12:11:22
    - lot's of things in that opinion surprise me (Betting) - CWC, Mar 12, 13:10:47
    - I’m not totally certain that the people of Gibraltar will want to maintain the status quo. (Betting) - APB, Mar 12, 12:50:02
      - all those online bookmakers wanting to keep hold of those lovely Euros (Betting) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 12, 12:54:34
    - If this deal passes then when the future relationship negotiations start the EU will (Betting) - Jim, Mar 12, 12:40:03
      - the customs union is the end goal (Betting) - CWC, Mar 12, 13:04:37
    - *there, ffs (n/m) (Betting) - Old Man, Mar 12, 12:12:04
  - Bristol? (n/m) (Betting) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 12, 12:07:39
- Bit silly all this really (Betting) - Charles21, Mar 12, 12:05:14
  - Less than 200 (Betting) - duke of york, Mar 12, 12:15:01
    - Apart from Bristol (n/m) (Betting) - MORDENCANARY, Mar 12, 12:28:13
- Yes but will we get automatic promotion ? (n/m) (Betting) - MORDENCANARY, Mar 12, 12:02:32
- what a time to be alive (n/m) (Betting) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 12, 12:00:56
  - Better than 100 years ago surely (n/m) (Betting) - Men without hats, Mar 12, 15:46:11

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