No-deal Brexit would relegate UK to 'minor leagues', says ex-WTO boss

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No-deal Brexit would relegate UK to 'minor leagues', says ex-WTO boss
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Pascal Lamy, who was director general of the WTO, between 2005 and 2013, said there was a stark choice for the UK between 'minor' and 'great' trade relations with the country’s largest trading partner

“If you like the game and if you like very good players you will go to the first league. If you have less money to spend or if you’re not such a big fan, you can watch the match of the second, third, fourth league. It’s still soccer, it still is trade, but it’s a minor version of what could be great.”

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