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The EU will envision many things contingent on a "security pact". They've already indicated strongly they want UK participation in EU peace-keeping missions. I could see some kind of freedom of movement, maybe for under-30s, thrown in the mix along with fisheries.

The bottom line is that excluding the UK defence industry (pending a security pact) is a choice. It was not forced on the Commission. Therefore we are entitled to ask what they are trying to achieve. The loan system rules out 39 of the world's top 50 defence companies. Of the remaining 11, it is *interesting*, isn't it, that four are part-owned by the French state?

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