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Which is why we should act quickly, right? Put it off and we might run out of time to secure the deal we want?
The only way this makes sense is that if the people in the background are dead set on not following through on the referendum result.
Although I still think EEA membership is the long game - for Boris at least.
The_Kindness_of_Trees-
EEA membership
Poor value for money.
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Put it off and we might run out of time to secure the deal we want?
The opposite, in fact. Putting it off means that the UK has 2 years plus however long the UK puts off triggering article 50
Triggering it gives the UK 2 years.
Various French / German eurocrats and politicians have stated that they will not engage with the UK in informal talks (i.e. not before article 50 is invoked), but that's posturing at best.
Either way - At the moment, the UK is still a fully fledged member of the EU, with as much say in it as the other member states. Which includes a say in how the EU treats the UK in any potential exit from the EU.
Emyr
NotThamesWater
Triggering Article 50 cannot be reversed, and it means that the clock is ticking against the UK.
This puts the UK in a very weak negotiating position.
Negotiating while still a member gives the UK a relative position of strength.