UK to follow EU rules

[BlasterBates]

The terms of the deal on offer don't look good.

UK to be treated as a vassal state by the EU

For our part, we are ready to put in place a system in which a divergence of standards would be allowed but beyond which corrective measures would be taken.

So looks like the UK will have to answer to the European Court of Justice for any new rules the EU doesn't like.

[BlasterBates]

The chickens seem to have come home to roost:

Rock and a hard place

[NotAllThere]

If they want to trade with us, then they're going to have give us exemption to their rules. After all, we hold all the cards.

[BlasterBates]

Listening to a Brexiteer or two on the radio it's clear that the EU are being irrational as it is the UK that holds all the cards.

[Old Greg]

The chlorinated chickens seem to have come home to roost:

Rock and a hard place

FTFY

[darmstadt]

Outside the EU we can actually sign trade agreements more quickly with more countries than previously, so we do indeed hold all the cards.

I think if the EU recognise this they will see that actually making a few small but significant concessions can get this deal done and that will be in their interest and in our interest.

Thery're not very good cards though are they: Revealed: The '''reasonable worst case''' if EU talks collapse | ITV News

1) Flow rates of medicines and medical products "could initially reduce to 60-80% over three months which, if unmitigated, would impact on the supply of medicines and medical products across the UK".
2) "Protests and counter-protests will take place across the UK and may absorb significant amounts of police resources. There may also be a rise in public disorder and community tensions."


3) "EU and UK fishers could clash over the lost access to historic fishing grounds, and there could be a significant uplift in illegal fishing activities."
4) "Competing demands on UK government and devolved administration maritime agencies and their assets could put [maritime security] enforcement and response capabilities at risk."
5) There will be "reduced [food] supply availability, especially of certain fresh products" and "supply of some critical dependencies for the food supply chain... could be reduced".
6) "Low income groups will be disproportionately affected by any price rises in food and fuel."
7) "Border delays, tariffs and new regulatory barriers/costs may result in disruption to supply of critical chemicals used in the UK... leading to the disruption of essential services (such as food, energy, water and medicine). Economic factors could result in some chemicals suppliers reducing operations or closing."
8) "Border delays could affect local fuel disruption. There will not be wider national-level oil shortage."
9) There is a risk of a reduction in the supply of medicines for UK veterinary use which "would reduce our ability to prevent and control disease outbreaks, with potential detrimental impacts for animal health and welfare, the environment, wider food safety/availability and zoonotic disease control which can directly impact human health".
10) "Between 40-70% of trucks travelling to the EU might not be ready for new border controls. This could reduce flow across the short channel crossing to 60-80% of normal levels with maximum queues of 7,000 trucks in Kent and delays of two days. The worst disruption would subside within three months".


11) The transition from "internal security cooperation with the EU" to "non-EU mechanisms" may not be smooth and seamless and may "result in a mutual reduction in capability to tackle crime and terrorism".
12) Around one in 20 local authorities are at risk of financial collapse as a result of higher service demand caused by a disruptive EU exit.