Piece by piece, the case for severing Britain’s ties to Europe is falling apart | Martin Kettle

With Brexiteers’ migration claims exposed as false, politicians must embrace the ‘Norway option’ of single market membership without delay

Those who switched off with a sigh of relief in July may not have noticed. But something big is slowly stirring in the undergrowth of British politics. Fact by fact, announcement by announcement, the case for Britain to remain in the European Union’s single market and customs union is growing stronger and more irresistible by the day. Such an outcome is most definitely not this government’s policy. But, this autumn, something will have to give.

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