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(56,582 posts) Fri Jun 24, 2016, 05:10 AM Jun 2016

https://constitution-unit.com/2016/05/27/post-brexit-trade-negotiations-would-pose-significant-practical-challenges-for-whitehall/

Once a new UK government is formed (3 months or so maybe), they will have 2 years in which to negotiate trade deals with literally every nation on earth, and that time includes the time it takes to staff a trade office.

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The UK government doesn't currently have a trade representative or negotiation staff (Original Post) Recursion Jun 2016 OP

I suppose a Brexit supporter would anoNY42 Jun 2016 #1

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1. I suppose a Brexit supporter would

Fri Jun 24, 2016, 05:40 AM

Jun 2016

say that is a further sign of how weak Britain became as a member of the EU, foisting it's sovereignty off onto some other entity...