DD has said he want's 'Canada+++' which I think means a general FTA with the added pluses meaning an FTA/full access on services (financial sector), no free movement of labour and military and intelligence cooperation. Since we are already fully compliant it shouldn't take more than a few months to negotiate and a couple of years to transition.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/51180...-is-the-the-formula-for-success-after-brexit/
The EU want the money and are trying to get that legally agreed before any FTA talks and I believe the UK should just simply reject that condition and only pay what may be legally decided in a court (whether ECJ or our Supreme court and spin it out as long as possible). Also it seems to me that the EU want to make it appear that the negotiations are difficult as much as possible, but are really worried what would happen if the UK walks away. I hope DD doesn't underplay his hand and has the guts to walk away. I guess Canada and others will complain if we get a better a deal than they have and then the EU bureaucrats will earn their money explaining that the big EU countries want access to the UK markets more than theirs.
The UK should have as many other worldwide FTA's ready to go as soon as the ties from the EU bureaucracy can be broken and go its own way. Preparing for for WTO rules should start in earnest.
The Labour party also needs to 'man-up' as they will be punished at the next election if they keep back-tracking on there commitment to Brexit. Kier Starmer needs to stop talking 'double-speak' and be clear either one way or the other.
For me it's going to be very interesting this time next year when the EU realises they are backing the UK into a no deal and maybe a general election and Kier Starmer realises without being clearly supportive of Brexit the Labour party may get wiped out by a vote.
Just some thoughts at the moment, everything can change as nobody can predict what the future will bring.
