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Hard Brexit still possible: Euro Weekly News Spain

By John Smith • Published: 23 Dec 2019 • 17:52

Caption: The British and Irish leaders met in Dublin earlier this year Credit: No10 flickr

BOUYED by the tremendous majority that his government has in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made it clear that he was not in favour of “alignment” between Britain and the European Union.

This is at odds with the EU stance which has indicated that the UK could only enjoy a tariff-free trade deal if the country was prepared to accept EU regulations and standards.

Leo Varadkar, the Irish Taoiseach, commented that a trade deal had been made more difficult to achieve with Mr Johnson “fixed on a harder Brexit”.

The Irish position is that it does not wish to see a trade deal which could undercut Irish business if Britain had “lower financial standards, lower product standards, lower health and safety standards.”

To some extent that whole matter can only remain an opinion until Brexit is confirmed and then official trade talks can commence.

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John Smith

Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews

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