
Originally Posted by
KerrAvon
I'm spouting what I believe over and over again and you are doing the same.
An agreement will follow from negotiations in which we say what we want, the EU says what it wants and there is a degree of compromise so that we meet in the middle. That's how negotiations work.
The draft withdrawal deal does not 'bury us deeper into EU control'; you are mistaken.
We cannot unilaterally forge any deal. The EU has its own aims from the negotiations and we should care what they are as they will inform their negotiating position.
Of course EU countries will trade with us after Brexit. The issue is the additional costs that will be imposed through tarrifs and custom checks if we do not achieve something approaching a free trade deal. Any additional costs will have to be borne by UK based companies and individual consumers.