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SR: "If we leave on March 29, is that it?"
Tony Blair: "Some people think you leave on 29 March, go into a long transition period, maybe try to rejoin during that time. I think what will happen once we leave is 'we're out'. And that will be it for a generation at least."
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He makes a very important point. Brexit Day is as final as a guillotine. Article 50 is very clear. We're OUT out, and all the EU's treaties and agreements cease to apply to us (absent any deals cobbled together to preserve aspects of them). Our only recourse would be Article 49.
And Article 49 isn't designed for speedy accession. There's no chance we could get readmitted to the EU during the transition period, even if we make maximum use of the permitted extensions. So readmission won't save us from the post-transition cliff edge.
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