We would continue to have unfettered access to EU trade, but the pledge to “take back control” of laws, borders and money would not have been fulfilled. That would see the UK leave the single market and customs union and end free movement of people. The Canada deal A comprehensive trade deal like the one handed to Canada would help British traders, as it would lower or eliminate tariffs. No deal Britain leaves with no trade deal, meaning that all trade is governed by World Trade Organisation rules. “It is time for MPs of all parties to put politics aside and work together, in the national interest, to protect our place in the single market and customs union.

Source: The Guardian December 28, 2017 10:16 UTC