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<p>A future partnership between the UK and EU is in the interests of both sides, and
we are confident that we will secure a good deal for the UK as a whole.</p><p>A responsible
government should, however, prepare for all potential outcomes, including the unlikely
scenario in which no mutually satisfactory agreement can be reached. The government
is undertaking a comprehensive programme of analytical work to assess, across a range
of scenarios, the economic impacts of exiting the European Union. However, and as
the House of Commons agreed in October and December 2016, it would not be appropriate
to publish any such information that could damage our negotiating position.</p>
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