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The economic benefit of the EU comes from making rules & trade policy together so trade within the EU is cheaper and so we have more negotiating leverage in global trade.
Keeping those benefits outside the EU just means we're no longer making the rules, just following them.
#Marr
Keeping those benefits outside the EU just means we're no longer making the rules, just following them.
#Marr
If we don't follow those rules, that makes continental trade more expensive FOR US. Even businesses who don't export: They and their staff all rely on EU products being as cheap as possible.
Who voted to give EU-based companies an advantage over British ones?
#Marr
Who voted to give EU-based companies an advantage over British ones?
#Marr
Now, once we've admitted that we're putting ourselves at a competitive disadvantage on our own continent, the only question is:
Can trade with the rest of the world replace trade lost closer to home?
#Marr
Can trade with the rest of the world replace trade lost closer to home?
#Marr
