I think a few weeks ago it became acceptable to say the B word again. I worked for the prime minister who was campaigning for a Maine and we lost that vote. Members of my family voted to leave, so I am acutely aware of some of the issues. The antagonism that Boris Johnson and Liz Trost have shown towards Brussels has just been fundamentally unhelpful. There are probably better ways to do business, but we have to grow up and start doing business with those countries.
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