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How do Hannan, Gove, Rnige, de Pfeiffel sell the freedom of movement climbdown to a revved up kipper voterbase?
Not certain the EU wuld accept those 'derogations' / ignore those equalising standards, as companies operating from the UK would have significant cost advantages compared to, say German-based factories complying with those standards.
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I don't know, but the whole point intellectually for Gove and Johnson at least is deregulation, as it is with Patel, Raab and the rest of the Tory right. Their problem is that their deregulation/sovereignty arguments had no impact, so they pivoted to immigration. Now they have a mandate that is very different from the one they sought.
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My feeling on where this will end up is exit of the EU, but free movement of people and a contribution to the EU budget. The benefits of 'UK sovereignty' will mean the repeal of EU directives that protect consumer, environmental and workers' rights. So immigrants will be able to come here, but neither they nor their British counterparts will have any protections. Win-win for multinationals and international capital. Lose-lose for the rest of us. The people being screwed will be kept on side by generating grievance against minority groups (racism, homophobia, misogyny). This is Gove, Johnson, Hannan and Farage's game plan. What is the strategy to stop it?