oh dear: Boris Johnson says UK could stay in EU customs union and single market

[CryingSheep]

I have the impression that Boris is going for another "sort of A50 extension" but without official membership of the EU, so that he can say that the UK has "officially left".

...and there the UK will stay, for years and years.

Exactly!

[WTFH]

I have the impression that Boris is going for another "sort of A50 extension" but without official membership of the EU, so that he can say that the UK has "officially left".

...and there the UK will stay, for years and years.

Well, isn't that what he was saying when he talked about Gatt 24.
...except that wouldn't apply.

Is his current idea that we leave with a hard Brexit on 31/10, then when we have no deal and no agreements at all in place, we go back to the EU to start negotiating deals, or perhaps ignore the EU and never deal with them again?

[TestMangler]

I have the impression that Boris is going for another "sort of A50 extension" but without official membership of the EU, so that he can say that the UK has "officially left".

...and there the UK will stay, for years and years.

I refer the honourable gentleman to the answer I gave earlier......

[BlasterBates]

Well, isn't that what he was saying when he talked about Gatt 24.
...except that wouldn't apply.

Is his current idea that we leave with a hard Brexit on 31/10, then when we have no deal and no agreements at all in place, we go back to the EU to start negotiating deals, or perhaps ignore the EU and never deal with them again?

I think he would like the UK to sort of stay in the EU and for the problem to disappear but he has to make a big he man anti-EU show until he gets there.

[BlasterBates]

I refer the honourable gentleman to the answer I gave earlier......

indeed, we're getting there



hmm why didn't the government spend billions mitigating against the negative effects of joining the Common Market.

[TestMangler]

indeed, we're getting there



hmm why didn't the government spend billions mitigating against the negative effects of joining the Common Market.

Classic disaster capitalism. Convince the proles that something is a problem, tear it apart, 'fix' it while asset stripping the country and giving your pals government contracts and have 17M useful idiots defend your every move

[BrilloPad]

indeed, we're getting there



hmm why didn't the government spend billions mitigating against the negative effects of joining the Common Market.

I think we just dumped New Zealand?

[darmstadt]

Well, isn't that what he was saying when he talked about Gatt 24.
...except that wouldn't apply.

Article 5(b) or 5(c)?