There is a recurring and important phrase in the 36-page document published this morning setting out “the UK’s approach to negotiations with the European Union”.
It is: “these provisions should not be subject to the Agreement’s dispute resolution mechanism outlined in Chapter 32”.
What this represents is an unambiguous and seemingly non-negotiable rejection by Boris Johnson’s Government of a demand from the EU that any free-trade deal with the UK should include what it calls “level playing field” provisions.
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