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The Implementation Thread.

Yes fully agree on WA my point was Switzerland copes with trading globally and with trading with the EU thru EFTA there is no reason the UK cant.
U.K. Redlines

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Not for NI it isn’t ... only the people of NI can change that

WTO rules, FTA, sanctions whatever

Boris has already said (and it is U.K. Law) that NI remains in the UCC
Your faith in the WA is rather odd. It's very imprecise and essentially gives us carte blanche to do what the feck we want.

The only thing that could encourage us to play the white man would be offering us something we want but given the current offer is we want to steal all your fish and then send you a massive bill for the favour I don't see any of the NI bullshit getting beyond something to urgently consider at some point.
 
This seems like the most relevant thread. The UK have announced they intend to apply for membership in the CPTPP trade treaty.
U.K. wants to join Pacific trade pact as trade deal with Canada approaches its end
"U.K. membership would help turbocharge its trade with the bloc by opening up new markets and opportunities for U.K. businesses and encouraging greater inward investment," the British High Commission in Ottawa confirmed in a news release. "This ambition has previously been welcomed by all 11 member countries."

The CPTPP is a free trade treaty covering 11 Pacific countries, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. The current 11 members constitute 13% of global GDP. With the addition of Britain that will account for 16%.

The UK have not made a formal application to join yet, but has been conducting talks with other CPTPP for months.

Canada's trade minister spoke with Britain's trade minister on the issue and also released a statement supporting Britain's intention to join.
International Trade Minister Mary Ng spoke with British trade secretary Liz Truss about the U.K.'s CPTPP ambitions for the first time last Friday.

"While there have not been any formal applications from any country to join the CPTPP, we welcome the U.K.'s interest," said Ryan Nearing, Ng's spokesperson, in an email to CBC News.

"We look forward to expanding the CPTPP to include new members that are able to meet the ambitious and high standards laid out in the agreement."

Britain's High Commissioner in Ottawa, Susan le Jeune d'Allegeerschecque, also released a press statement regarding the CPTPP.
"U.K. accession to CPTPP would provide a platform to work even more closely to strengthen rules-based international trade, building on our commitments to fight protectionism, remove trade barriers and promote supply chain resilience in a post-COVID world," said British High Commissioner to Canada Susan le Jeune d'Allegeerschecque in the press release.

The lobby group for big business in Canada said their members will welcome the UK joining the CPTPP, but they are more concerned about ensuring that the Canada-Britain bilateral trade treaty goes through on time.
Mark Agnew, director of international trade policy for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, said his members would welcome the U.K.'s membership in the CPTPP — but the Chamber really wants to focus on Canada's bilateral talks, since the British have been insisting that they will not extend their Brexit transition period beyond the end of the year.

"CPTPP is a medium- to long-term endeavour and much more complicated, given the number of parties involved," Agnew said.


The story mentions that Canada are still waiting on finding out the terms of Britain's trade relationship with the EU before finalising our own direct trade negotiations with Britain. I have mentioned this in previous posts.
Due to the U.K.'s departure from the European Union, the terms of Canada's Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the EU continue to apply to British trade only until the end of 2020.

After that, the U.K. must either negotiate its own bespoke bilateral agreement with Canada or come to an understanding on how to "roll over" (continue) the CETA with small modifications deemed necessary by both sides.

Negotiating a CETA rollover is thought to be the faster of the two options, but negotiations toward either option are stalled at the moment. Canada wants to know the terms of Britain's future trading relationship with the continent before finalizing its arrangements with London — and the terms of that relationship are uncertain now because U.K. and EU negotiators have been unable to reach a deal.
 
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