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India has stated that they require preferential visa treatment (i.e visa in name only travel) and extended stays for Indian students after graduation before entertaining negotiations.
Australia has stated that they require freedom of movement of people in return for negotiations.
JWestland hinted at deals with African countries, well 14 of the more economically positive ones have just signed deals with the EU so are perhaps going to prioritise them over us.
Plain sailing it is not. I understand that there is literally no state in the world that trades on blank WTO any more, after Vanuatu reached their first deals 7 years after accession to the WTO.
I have a feeling this could be just the tip of the iceberg, Spain have an axe to grid over Gibraltar, Argentina would have a chance to make life difficult over Falkand islands.