> that is not in question, but full membership is now politically unacceptable to the UK electorate
> the UK Government wants to keep barriers to trade as low as possible, it is seeking a free trade agreement
UK electorate cannot have both
> the UK Government wants to keep barriers to trade as low as possible, it is seeking a free trade agreement
UK electorate cannot have both
And what the UK wants is not a free trade agreement, they want the same acces that they have now.
the UK wants an "ambitious free trade agreement", not membership of the single market, if you don't believe me see https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-governments-negot...
So we do not seek membership of the single market. Instead we seek the greatest possible access to it through a new, comprehensive, bold and ambitious free trade agreement.