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1/ An EFTA/EEA 'Norway' style relationship with the EU would be cheaper than EU membership. 💶💷💰efta4uk.eu/wp-content/upl… 
2/ The UK would not be a mere 'rule taker' in EFTA/EEA - we would regain sovereignty in key areas and speak for ourselves on global bodies. efta4uk.eu/wp-content/upl…
3/ While a temporary, transitional customs union may be useful, we should move to a bespoke customs partnership outside of a cu with the EU. efta4uk.eu/wp-content/upl…
7/ We have compared the different models:
8/ The UK was a founder member of EFTA, and there is strong interest in the UK rejoining the European Free Trade Association politico.eu/article/icelan…
9/ EFTA countries have a portfolio of tools they can use to regulate migration. efta4uk.eu/fom-and-the-ee…
10/ Many Pro-leave campaigners have supported a 'Norway' style brexit in the past
11/ Every major leave campaigner has at some point advocated (directly or indirectly) an EFTA based solution
12/ The leave campaigns strongly hinted we would have an EFTA-type relationship after brexit:
13/ Vote Leave said: "There is a European free trade zone from Iceland to the Russian border and we will be part of it."
14/ MPs are starting to seriously consider EFTA-based alternatives [Norway for Now/Norway then Canada/Common Market 2.0/Norway+] etc and we are happy to help them refine and expand on their ideas:
15/ If for some reason that we cannot go down the 🇳🇴Norway route, we have a backup plan - essentially "Super-🇨🇭Switzerland" - EFTA membership combined with a UK-EU Association Agreement (AA) and a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA)...
