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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Independent and Lauren MacDougall

Voices: ‘Once bitten, twice shy’: Why readers say EU is right to futureproof any Brexit reset deal

Independent readers have weighed in after reports that the EU wants to include a so-called “Farage clause” in any post-Brexit reset deal with the UK – a provision designed to protect Brussels if a future British government were to tear up the agreement.

The proposed clause, reportedly included in draft talks on a veterinary agreement that would cut red tape for UK food and drink exporters, would require Britain to pay compensation if it unilaterally withdrew.

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