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From the story I think Ivan Rogers is being too optimistic here. The EU will ask for more even than he says just for a tariff free deal.

Could be the first time in living memory that anyone has accused him of being an optimist. Will await the transcript...
Here's the nub of the Ivan Rogers argument - Johnson is simply repeating earlier errors and would have to accept anything the EU offered in December 2020
Rogers says the EU should pause before negotiating. I agree - it is normal for trade partners to look at the big picture before talks. But will Johnson allow? Quite possibly not.
I was wrong earlier - Rogers agrees with me that the EU will ask for wider rule alignment in return for just zero tariffs. That simple trade deal really doesn't exist...
Here's the full unexpurgated text of doom for the gloom-mongers among you who want to know how bad is our predicament in future EU negotiations... policyscotland.gla.ac.uk/ghost-of-chris…
As before, Johnson is the candidate of #GetBrexitDone badly. It is quite something that business are coming to hope he doesn't mean what he says as their best hope. /end
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