Britain mulls Swiss-style ties with Brussels

[AtW]

“Britain mulls Swiss-style ties with Brussels

The government believes EU relations are thawing and could lead to ‘frictionless’ trade

Senior government figures are planning to put Britain on the path towards a Swiss-style relationship with the European Union.

The move, intended to forge closer economic ties, is likely to infuriate hardline Conservative Brexiteers.

Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, last week signalled that Rishi Sunak’s administration intends to break from the approach adopted by Boris Johnson and remove the vast majority of trade barriers with the bloc.”

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/b...sels-nr0f7fw2k

Fantastic - taking all EU rules without say

Get ready for “cohesion patments” to EU - 350 mln per week I reckon

[DealorNoDeal]

If you're looking to boost economic growth, this is a far easier win than trying to fix the UK's entrenched low productivity.

[NotAllThere]

The Swiss government proposed joining the EU. The constitution required a referendum, which the government lost. There's no requirement for a referendum for bilateral agreements, so the Swiss government went that way.

[Paddy]

Swiss-style sounds like an own brand fake muesli

[AtW]

Swiss-style sounds like an own brand fake muesli

Yeah, but at least you’ll be eating!

[_V_]

Didn't it cost about £36bn to leave the EU?

[Whorty]

Swiss-style sounds like an own brand fake muesli

Full of dust, and no substance. Sounds about right fir these Tories.