Sir Ivan Rogers who resigned last week as UK envoy to the EU (HERE) has now resigned from the civil service (HERE) or at least he has indicated he does not want another job in government. This does not surprise me after the coverage he has had from the mad brexit press.
However, a Canadian who was closely involved with the CETA trade negotiations has written a piece for The Observer (HERE) where he says Sir Ivan was right and a UK/EU trade deal could take ten years to settle. He says:
“Were they [pro brexit UK officials] willing to realistically discuss options for Brexit, as opposed to telling you what they intend to do in a general sense while dismissing the obvious concerns, they may have a chance to minimise the damage from the potentially catastrophic decision to leave. This seems increasingly unlikely. Let’s hope that the courts, parliament and, ultimately, the electorate do it for them.”
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