Michael Zander QC considers a sobering new report on the UK’s collision course towards a no deal Brexit
- Given the ticking clock, it will be a tall order for the UK to avoid crashing out without a deal.
- What has to happen if a deal is reached.
The tangle of procedural complexities involved in getting Brexit to its conclusion are illuminated in a report published by The UK in a Changing Europe, a research body at King’s College funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. The report, The Brexit endgame, by Matt Bevington, Jack Simson Caird and Alan Wager, is issued in two forms—the full report (37 pages) and a short guide (11 pages). Both are accessible at UKandEU.ac.uk.
The bottom line is that although the Europeans are likely to do what they need to do, given the ticking clock, it will be a tall order for the UK to avoid crashing out without a deal. The report does not engage with the problem of achieving a deal. Its subject is what has to happen if a deal is reached.
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