Another one for Brexiters to shove up their ...

[Mordac]

Remember that an asylum seeker is slightly different to a migrant. EU countries are sending migrants back to their countries all the time, an asylum seeker has to be thoroughly checked first but they do send them back so this isn't really news. The UK quite often send asylum seekers back...

The only difference being the quality of the forged paperwork.

[darmstadt]

The only difference being the quality of the forged paperwork.

You want to see my Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan passports I bought from a bloke in Baku the other week, excellent stuff...

[BlasterBates]

UK negotiating team should walk

...and then keep popping their head around the door to see how it's going.

[Mordac]

You want to see my Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan passports I bought from a bloke in Baku the other week, excellent stuff...

So in about 10 years you'll be an EU citizen...

[BlasterBates]

Freedom of movement to end with Brexit

and replaced by a red white and blue liberty of movement clause in a new trade deal which will be administered by a joint European-UK red, white and blue Court of Justice.

[northernladyuk]

UK negotiating team should walk

...and then keep popping their head around the door to see how it's going.

This is very sound thinking.

Furthermore, being willing to walk away is just good tactics. If we come across as desperate for a deal at any cost, we will never win any concessions.

Showing the EU we mean business makes a good deal more likely. Ending the influence of the European Court of Justice has to be a red line for the Government.

If the EU refuses to accept this, what else can our negotiators do but walk away?

We know from the balance of trade between UK and EU27 that the EU needs the UK more than the other way round, so the UK can just walk away and then wait until the EU comes begging.

[TestMangler]