Oh Goody they put their most reasonable negotiator on it

[sasguru]

Depends if you want to be in the club.

As we weren't asked if we wanted to go in further we had a choice leave or become something different.

It's basic logic. (does this make my post look like i know what I'm talking about?).

Ok so we chose to leave.
Can't expect to keep all the benefits then.

And to answer your question, No.

[vetran]

Ok so we chose to leave.
Can't expect to keep all the benefits then.

And to answer your question, No.

who is expecting that?

Seems the EU expects to benefit from our continued contribution despite having no legal entitlement to them.

[sasguru]

who is expecting that?

Seems the EU expects to benefit from our continued contribution despite having no legal entitlement to them.

The legality of contributions required or asked for will no doubt be dealt with by lawyers* from both sides in the appropriate legal forum.
AFAIK both the UK and the EU abide by the rule of law.

From an economic point of view though, leaving the benefits of the single market where almost half of our exports go to (and I'm talking of services rather than goods), should that happen, will cause an economic shock to the UK, the severity of which is hard to predict.

*Brexit is a lawyers wet dream of a gravy train.

[northernladyuk]

who is expecting that?

Seems the EU expects to benefit from our continued contribution despite having no legal entitlement to them.

Seems the UK expects to benefit from trade deals with the EU despite having no legal entitlement to them. Perhaps there's a deal to be struck?

[The_Equalizer]

Seems the UK expects to benefit from trade deals with the EU despite having no legal entitlement to them. Perhaps there's a deal to be struck?

The trade deal is a mutually beneficial arrangement in theory. The UK writing a cheque for £60billion isn't.

[AtW]

The trade deal is a mutually beneficial arrangement in theory. The UK writing a cheque for £60billion isn't.

If it buys a good deal then it's very cheap - equivalent to maybe 5 years of contributions, that should buy 5 years of transitional period plus good deal at the end of it, very sensible offer that May will reject.

[vetran]

If it buys a good deal then it's very cheap - equivalent to maybe 5 years of contributions, that should buy 5 years of transitional period plus good deal at the end of it, very sensible offer that May will reject.

why should she?

If its a reasonable offer then great.

[BrilloPad]

If it buys a good deal then it's very cheap - equivalent to maybe 5 years of contributions, that should buy 5 years of transitional period plus good deal at the end of it, very sensible offer that May will reject.

You would swap £60bn for free squirrel food for life.

[SueEllen]

How will the hard-line Brexiteers take another 7 years of free movement of labour across the EU?

What the government will do is put in place the restrictions they could have put in before Brexit. Then say it's a win.

[BrilloPad]

What the government will do is put in place the restrictions they could have put in before Brexit. Then say it's a win.

+1. There was more immigration from outside the EU than from within. That should have been cut to zero a few years ago. Then all the Brexit stuff would have been avoided.

Sadly its a small island and its full.