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Britain Offers EU £450m A Year In Exchange For Pretending Brexit Didn't Happen, But Only The Factory Bits

Ministers are prepared to let European students pay the same fees as Britons, provided the UK is allowed into a protectionist industrial scheme designed to keep out countries outside the bloc, which Britain now is. EU diplomats are hoping for what one called 'the real reset', which for Britain apparently means paying to rejoin a club it resigned from, via the tradesman's entrance. The plan could prove controversial at home, though Brexiteers may need a moment to work out which bit.

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