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I'm talking about the countries who are prioritising whether to make a deal with us or with the EU.
Ok, but this is going to depend on what they want to buy. If they want cars, they'll deal with the EU. If they want salmon or whiskey, they'll deal with us.
I think you're confusing the Brexit lie that we'd be getting rid of all the EU red tape with the reality that if we trade with the EU from outside the EU, there's going to be more red tape.
The "less red tape" argument doesn't apply to the EU. It applies to non-EU. How can there be less red tape if there are two sets of regulations to abide by?
We voted to leave the EU, we were told, partly because of all the red tape.
Partly, yes. But that should mean a shift of focus from EU to non-EU markets.
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