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it has bigger fish to fry as well.
Realistically it doesn't. The impact on the UK is larger but the UK is also a huge market for the EU, has loads of EU citizens (and loads of UK citizens in the EU), the EU has to not fuck over Ireland, etc
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All sorted (mostly, some citizen rights and FOM accross borders for the Brits in mainland EU have been lost thanks to May and he refusal to sort them all, Settled Status is fine in theory but with the HO in practice I feel safer with citizenship) with the WA.
The WA that the UK won't accept.A no-deal is not ideal for the EU either and it will grant another exception, but I doubt they will have time for CakeIsm again. It will take the hit and give Ireland money (already in progress) rather than let the UK tail wag the dog.
But...a SM/CU compromise instead of the WA will go through I think with little issue.
JWestland
I am glad Labour has finally come around...but do they really think the EU will re-open negotiations cos they are honest/reasonable? I think the EU is fed-up by now and it has bigger fish to fry as well.
So that may be a promise they can't keep, though they may know that.