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Raab tells Sophy “we can’t let the EU bully us or call the shots” and so if no changes to deal should leave with no deal on WTO terms; EU will demand a negotiation “reasonably swiftly” and as a third country we would have more negotiation leverage

#Ridge
Few of the optimistic claims “we hold all the cards/ German carmakers/ easy trade deals/ trade deals ready to go/ need us more than we need them” about how EU would respond to Brexit have been borne out by the experience of past 2 years - indeed if true bullying wd be impossible
Dominic Raab on Marr suggests that in conversations as Brexit Sec with @simoncoveney “there was an opening” to get a backstop exit mechanism “got ruled out by less moderate Leo Varadkar”.

This is what Coveney told me on cam while Raab still Brexit Sec:
news.sky.com/story/ireland-…
Now listening to Villiers...

Seems coordinated newish ERG position to say that No Deal WTO exit would only be temporary as EU would be forced back to negotiating table.
ERG vice chair Mark Francois also told Sky News that No Deal would only mean a short period on WTO terms - this is a notable change in position...

No longer WTO/No Deal is fine/great
Now - we’ll be in it for a short period before the EU is forced back to negotiating table
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