By Ben Kerrigan-
The UK will prosper with or without a deal. Downing Street spokesperson confidently declared at a press briefing today. The comments came as talks between the Uk and The EU resumed in a desperate bid to reach a post-Brexit trade deal.
Disputes over fishing and business rules remain, as well as the level playing field dispute s to ensure businesses in one country do not have an unfair advantage over their competitors in others.
The Uk government says Brexit implies a marked departure from the general jurisdiction of the EU stipulating common rules, and assert its own sovereignty. While agreeing that an agreement was “still possible”, the Uk government said time was in “short supply”.
Downing Street’s Spokesperson said: ”We are clearly in the final stages now. But we will continue to negotiate.
We’ve been clear on our negotiating team are over there with the aim of reaching an agreement. And that’s what we’ll continue to work on.
Our team is in Brussels now, continuing to negotiate. Our aim is to reach an FTA and that’s what we’re working towards”. The spokesperson said the Uk would still prosper whether or not a deal is achieved.
Michael Gove, the Cabinet Office minister, is expected to head to Brussels today to discuss the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement with the EU as negotiations on a future trade deal go down to the wire.
Meanwhile, mr Ruparel, who was former Prime Minister Theresa May’s special adviser on Europe, suggested the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (CRAG) provided a mechanism whereby legislation could be pushed through at breakneck speed.
He tweeted: “I suspect the answer on CRAG will be that there is a line in any legislation saying the passage of the bill counts as fulfilling the CRAG process.”
In a reference to his time working for Mrs May, he added: “We looked at and drafted this for legislation around the Withdrawal Agreement. So I suspect 24 hours isn’t far off.”
He subsequently added: “Indeed, it was in the Withdrawal Agreement Act in the end. It disapplied the CRAG approval procedure for the WA. So suspect same would be done for future relationship.
Cabinet Office minister, Michael Gove, heads to Brussels today to discuss the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement with the EU as negotiations on a future trade deal go down to the wire. A no-deal Brexit will mean tariffs and quotas for the UK.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will also speak on Monday afternoon in their second call in just over 48 hours to assess whether a deal can be salvaged.
Legal Text And Translation
In the event that the EU and UK reach a deal, it will subsequently be turned into legal text and translated into all EU languages, then ratified by the European Parliament by 31 December.
The deadline also applies to the UK government, which is likely to introduce legislation implementing parts of any deal reached, which MPs would vote on.
The 27 EU national parliaments may also need to ratify an agreement, depending on the contents of the deal
. Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney described the EU negotiating team’s mood as “gloomy” and “downbeat”. A no deal could have broad consequences for the UK and its relationship with Northern Ireland, but Downing Street is confident that all things will work out no matter what.