They're not going to be able to avoid it. Once we're out on the 31st then we're a third country, and I don't think anyone in the UK is prepared for how the EU negotiate with a third country.
Access to UK waters, level playing field commitments, possibly Gibraltar - these will all be tabled early by the EU and there's no way the UK can say "lets talk about those later".
If Johnson is intending on all-speed to WTO then this doesn't matter, but I would think that the damage to the economy as companies close and relocate would put the brakes on that.
They're not going to be able to avoid it. Once we're out on the 31st then we're a third country, and I don't think anyone in the UK is prepared for how the EU negotiate with a third country.
Access to UK waters, level playing field commitments, possibly Gibraltar - these will all be tabled early by the EU and there's no way the UK can say "lets talk about those later".
If Johnson is intending on all-speed to WTO then this doesn't matter, but I would think that the damage to the economy as companies close and relocate would put the brakes on that.