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| Brexit means Brexit: the free movement of Japanese car factories | |
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| PM Free movement is the stumbling block. I have publicly said that the 27 will sign up to a deal with us. But will they? | PM Free movement is the stumbling block. I have publicly said that the 27 will sign up to a deal with us. But will they? |
| Foreign secretary Hope so. | Foreign secretary Hope so. |
| PM Hope so? What about Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary? They’ve all said they’ll use their veto. | PM Hope so? What about Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary? They’ve all said they’ll use their veto. |
| Brexit minister They won’t. A good deal for us would also be a good deal for them. | Brexit minister They won’t. A good deal for us would also be a good deal for them. |
| PM How, exactly? | PM How, exactly? |
| Brexit minister Well … the Germans need us to buy their cars. | Brexit minister Well … the Germans need us to buy their cars. |
| PM I asked about the Poles, the Slovaks the Czechs ... | PM I asked about the Poles, the Slovaks the Czechs ... |
| Trade minister They don’t matter. Free movement is over. We don’t want foreigners coming in and out whenever they like. | Trade minister They don’t matter. Free movement is over. We don’t want foreigners coming in and out whenever they like. |
| PM I agree. But – | PM I agree. But – |
| Chancellor But Prime Minister, the Japanese will take Honda, Nissan and Toyota over to Europe. The Germans will take the Mini and Rolls-Royce. Our car industry will be finished: 814,000 jobs. | Chancellor But Prime Minister, the Japanese will take Honda, Nissan and Toyota over to Europe. The Germans will take the Mini and Rolls-Royce. Our car industry will be finished: 814,000 jobs. |
| Trade minister Bloody Germans and the Japanese. They think they’ve won, do they? But we will prevail. We will fight them on the beaches … | Trade minister Bloody Germans and the Japanese. They think they’ve won, do they? But we will prevail. We will fight them on the beaches … |
| Foreign secretary (helpfully) We can trade with Australia. | Foreign secretary (helpfully) We can trade with Australia. |
| Chancellor Maybe. But first Australia wants do a deal with EU. And the US says the same. | Chancellor Maybe. But first Australia wants do a deal with EU. And the US says the same. |
| Brexit minister That’ll change if Trump wins. Farage campaigned for him, you know. | Brexit minister That’ll change if Trump wins. Farage campaigned for him, you know. |
| Trade minister Good chap, old Nige. | Trade minister Good chap, old Nige. |
| PM And now we have a Commons rebellion. They’re demanding to be told what we’re doing. | PM And now we have a Commons rebellion. They’re demanding to be told what we’re doing. |
| Brexit minister Ridiculous! None of their damn business. We can’t allow them to micro-manage us. | Brexit minister Ridiculous! None of their damn business. We can’t allow them to micro-manage us. |
| Trade minister Everyone forecast a slump if we voted for Brexit, but there hasn’t been. | Trade minister Everyone forecast a slump if we voted for Brexit, but there hasn’t been. |
| Chancellor That’s because Brexit hasn’t happened yet. But it’s coming. The pound’s in trouble. Only 15% of UK trade is with countries that haven’t got an EU trade agreement. Who are we going to trade with? | Chancellor That’s because Brexit hasn’t happened yet. But it’s coming. The pound’s in trouble. Only 15% of UK trade is with countries that haven’t got an EU trade agreement. Who are we going to trade with? |
| Foreign secretary Lots of places. Ceylon? Rhodesia? | Foreign secretary Lots of places. Ceylon? Rhodesia? |
| PM You mean Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe? | PM You mean Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe? |
| Foreign secretary Yes. Why do those wallahs keep changing the perfectly good names we gave them? | Foreign secretary Yes. Why do those wallahs keep changing the perfectly good names we gave them? |
| Brexit minister (soothing) It’ll be fine, Prime Minister. | Brexit minister (soothing) It’ll be fine, Prime Minister. |
| PM I think you’re full of Brexit. | PM I think you’re full of Brexit. |