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Here Henry makes clearest case for May deal - as a compromise that will maintain current goods trade supply chains currently integrated with EU, while offering new trade freedoms in biggest section of Econ - services.
Striking thing - Downing St failure to communicate this...
Striking thing - Downing St failure to communicate this...
... Number 10, and PM failed from the beginning to even make the case that a compromise was required, which is clearly their belief now. They can’t make case that this deal saves manufacturing, because they have never rolled the pitch for the idea that there is anything to lose.
... from my conversations this lack of willingness or perhaps capacity to properly sell the deal, and even to take risks to sell deal, has led to mistrust on other side - that there has been a lack of ownership of the clear domestic consequences of this international negotiation.
