One against 27: the pitfalls of Brexit negotiations with the EU

If Britain votes to Leave, how will the exit negotiations be conducted? Adam Lazowski warns that Donald Tusk’s preferred option of a two-stage negotiation – withdrawal, then an agreement on future relations – would be the worst possible scenario for the UK, because we would be negotiating the latter from outside the EU. Nonetheless, the other two negotiating options have their own risks. Both sides have much to lose, he argues, but the UK will be one state against 27.