The Centre for European Reform has an opinion piece (HERE) setting out the problem faced by Theresa May's government. For the foreseeable future they will be tied up in negotiating with many other countries and the piece suggests there are six interlocking sets of talks to:
- Exit the EU
- Set up a trade deal of some kind with the EU after exit
- An interim deal along the lines of the EEA while the trade deal is arranged
- Become a member of the WTO in our own right
- Replace the 53 trade deals we have at present that we will lose after we exit the EU plus new ones with the USA, China, India and others
- Set up new ties with the EU in security, foreign and judicial policy
Worryingly, the author says all 162 members of the WTO would have to agree with us rejoining and this includes Russia and Argentina, countries that are not necessarily friendly to us.
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