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Another backstop / EU negotiation thread. Could the EU rethink? Not on the substative need for a backstop. But a UK Government with realistic asks like timetables on the future relationship, if backed up by a likely Parliamentary majority, could spark dialogue.
Engaging in realistic asks and awareness that it is a Parliamentary majority, not stupid no deal threats, that provides negotiating leverage, is precisely what the current Government has not done. So far no leadership candidate seems to recognise this either. We can but hope...
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