My suspicion is we will end up with a deal which provides minimal legal cover for shipping goods in either direction without quotas but with the British side not actually ready to implement any new system of vetting goods for regulatory requirements
Nick Witney on how hopes for a renewed relation between Britain and China after Brexit have shifted after the pandemic.
His first shot at giving substance to this favourite Brexit slogan, his Greenwich speech of 3 February, got about as far as the Mary Rose on her maiden voyage: scarcely had he defined Britain’s new global role as champion of free trade when the great global shut-down ensued
In his column, Nick Witney discusses yesterday's 'Global Britain' speech by Boris Johnson
My feeling is that probably the coronavirus impact and the devastation that it is doing to our economy is going to strengthen the hand of those within the government who think ‘Well we better be a bit flexible’
Nick Witney comments on possible covid-19 impact on Brexit negotiations.
I think that’s another reason why the initial reaction in Europe will be ‘yeah, well, it’s Trump’.It’s another dead cat thrown onto the political table to distract.
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