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The UK is in the EU.

We’re not participating in the trade negotiations though.

The UK is not permitted to conduct trade negotiations with third countries while it remains a member of the EU.

Because the EU is still, 3 years after the vote, blocking us from conducting such negotiations for ourselves.

How is the EU blocking UK from doing whatever they want? Are they going to kick UK out of EU If they don't comply?

By the way Switzerland and UK have already negotiated part of their relationship after Brexit, so I suppose that the blocking is not that hard....

By law, so courts and fines and stuff?

Obviously it only has meaning because we subscribe to its meaning, but we do, and ceasing to do so would be monumental.