11 December 2020 • 12:02am
Fishy choice: turbot was for dinner for Boris Johnson and the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen
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SIR – It is clear that the EU does not want a deal. Serving a fish supper to the Prime Minister can be taken only as the diplomatic equivalent of a V-sign.
Let’s stop these pointless negotiations and play the EU and its members states at their own intransigent game. Let’s offer a large financial package to the car industry and subsidies to encourage them to on-shore their supply chains. Let’s reduce our rate of corporation tax and deliver free ports, to encourage international investment.