LOTS of the Arthur Daleys involved did exactly that. You are entitled to your own opinions Mike, but not your own facts. And the facts are several high profile politicians up to and including cabinet ministers promised continued access to the single market. I promised myself I wouldn't get back into this thread but rewriting history is not on.Slightly wrong.........the aim was to negotiate a free trade deal. No one could state in advance that would be successful whilst at the same time securing complete Sovereign independence which for those of us that voted to leave was the primary objective.