EU wants Farage clause' in new talks By Sally Guyoncourt The EU is planning to introduce a financial penalty for any future UK Government that chooses to quit Sir Keir Starmer's post-Brexit 'reset" deal on veterinary controls. Reported to have been dubbed the "Farage clause" , it includes a high level of compensation to be paid if any incoming Government decides to exit the proposed EU-UK veterinary agreement. The planned pact, also known as a Sanitary and Phytosanitary or SPS agreement, aims to reduce post-Brexit trade barriers, paperwork and border checks on animals and food and align standards more closely. One EU diplomat told the Financial Times: "The EU wants an agreement long-term and not only until 2029, should a change happen at the next election." The clause, still in draft form, is considered by Brussels as a "safety provision to provide stability and a deterrent for Farage and Co". According to the FT, the clause states that if either side pulls out it must pay compensation which would include the costs of setting up "the infrastructure and equip-ment, initial recruitment and train-ing, in order to set up the necessary border controls" Nick Thomas-Symonds, the minister for BU relations, has set 2027 as the target date for the deal. However, Nigel Farage responded on social media, writing: "No Parliament may bind its successor and we will not honour any clause. "If Starmer signs this, it's a democratic outrage." The Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, said she would revoke this "terrible deal”
Understandably, and routinely, the EU wants a penalty clause if we pull out of any reset deal. An insurance policy against Farage. We already pay a very high price for his Brexit shitshow. Now we’d pay even more if he ripped up any improvements. Which he insists he will.
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