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Can someone please tell me PRECISELY HOW the EU is punishing us?
By giving us about 7 deal options to choose from?
By not breaking the rules of the Single Market... Rules which we created over 40yrs!
By ensuring the backstop protects the Belfast Agreement & therefore UK security?
I've been trying to get an answer on this one for a while...
If one of your ship's crew members decides to jump into the sea. Then demands you start stripping your boat for parts so he can build his own in the water. Yes his pain sets an example to other crew members. But him drowning isn't YOU choosing to punish him.
#BadAnalogyImTired
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Barry Gardiner says a Labour Brexit would mean the UK would have a veto over the EU's trade deals, despite not being an EU member. More false promises about Brexit. This country deserves better.
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