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**meridian** · 16 February 2018, 21:07

Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View Post

Call for partial customs union:

https://www.iod.com/news/news/articl...rade-framework

At the same time, it would allow the UK the freedom to forge its own trade policy and seek free trade deals with other countries in areas not covered – meaning we could remove tariffs on most agricultural products from the world’s poorest countries.

More misinformation, which makes me wonder what their agenda is. 49 of the world’s poorest countries are already tariff and quota free into the single market under the “Everything but Arms” scheme:

http://trade.ec.europa.eu/tradehelp/everything-arms

**northernladyuk** · 16 February 2018, 21:40

Originally posted by meridian View Post

More misinformation, which makes me wonder what their agenda is. 49 of the world’s poorest countries are already tariff and quota free into the single market under the “Everything but Arms” scheme:

Everything But Arms | Trade Helpdesk

Does that 49 include the UK yet?

**meridian** · 16 February 2018, 22:36

Originally posted by northernladyuk View Post

Does that 49 include the UK yet?

We’ll be all right, we’ve got innovative jams and organic carrots. If there’s something that poor countries of the world need to buy from us, it’s jam for their scones and Whole Foods carrot cake. We’ll be minted.

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