The outspoken politician called Brussels “ruthless in its negotiating techniques” and said “they are going to play dirty.”>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
(The Belgians tried the same crap after WWII, but got their arses kicked, the government in exile from London upon returned to Brussels was roundly ignored by Belgians because none of the people in the government in exile had fought in the war, and instead lined their pockets from the lucre of the Belgian Congo for the duration.
They were slightly Vischy as they are now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_Congo_in_World_War_II
I think the UK understood there would be some monetary pain initially but in the long term obtain far more in return.
Liberals/Socialists appear to be all about payback and revenge.....they love to torture and inflict pain where possible...especially when things don’t go their way.