Thread by @Aaron_R_Rankin

This is slightly misleading as it mischaracterises the UK’s position on state aid in the EU talks as wanting a free for all on its side however this isn’t the case /1

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In the UK’s negotiating mandate they have said that they are seeking state said rules similar to that in the EU-Canada & EU-Japan FTAs, going so far as to cite them explicitly. /2

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The reports appear to say that the State Aid clauses in the U.K.-Japan FTA mirror those of the EU-Japan FTA, something we’d say we’d be ok with so what’s the big deal? /3

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The EU’s offering in their negotiating mandate for future relationship is an altogether different kettle of fish where is says the U.K. must apply EU state aid rules now & in the future as they change.

Something they didn’t ask of Japan. /4

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The UK isn’t asking for no state aid measures as all as the @FT article insinuated but similar state aid/non regression clauses as found in FTAs the already EU has

The recent FTA we signed with Japan shows what can be achieved in a short period, time the EU got real /5

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