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Remember that deal would have been on the table fairly early on in proceedings after may's ludicrous red lines ruled out an "off the shelf" option.

The Withdrawal agreement states that the UK will remain in a CU for as long as NI stays in a backstop, if we don't use the backstop we could be paying lorry loads of cash (in euros) ad infinitum due to the extension of the transition period which I believe May has talking about this morning.

Barnier has stitched up the tories like a kipper,not surprising when dimwits like davis and raab were handling the negotiations. May's deception over Ireland and the DUP - hence why leaving this to the very last minute - has come back to bite her on the arse.

She makes corbyn look statesmanlike and trump look sane.