Claim: The UK can sign a three-page trade agreement with the EU and then trade tariff-free under GATT 24.
Fact-check: GATT 24: new argument, same old problems - Full Fact
Verdict: in theory such an agreement could satisfy gatt 24, allowing tariff-free trade on most goods with the eu. it would lead to significant wider barriers to trade, and the eu is unlikely to sign up to it.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joël Reland
Date published: 2019-09-05T00:00:00