Quote Originally Posted by ragingpup View Post
At the bottom the articles reads:

So there's been some progress, but not yet enough.

"You can't simply roll over everything - these existing agreements will have references to EU law, so you cannot avoid some negotiation," says Alan Winters, director of the UK Trade Policy Observatory at University of Sus***.

Some countries may also be apprehensive in signing deals right now, given that it is so unclear what Brexit will ultimately look like, adds Prof Winters.

So what could the consequences be if trade arrangements are not fully in place and the UK leaves the EU with no deal?

With the countries where the UK has no formal trade agreement, both would have to trade under the rules overseen by the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Reality Check: What is the WTO option?
Trade would not stop if this were to happen but some barriers would go up, says Alex Stojanovic, from the Institute for Government think tank.

"There is a reason you have trade agreements, it's that they give you better trade preferences than WTO terms.

"So some businesses will be harmed by tariffs coming into play," he says.



And this is the most optimistic article you can link to? Pardon me, but I think you can stick it
We cannot as yet make a binding deal with a lot of countries because of the timescale involved, however those countries are happy to deals with us given the time to work out a deal. Right now deals are being negotiated with the EU and we would be next in line after those negotiations. Stop cherry picking parts of the article and read it all and let it sink in your brain if you have one that is not clouded by EU fake news.