>to punish the UK for having the audacity to leave This is not about punishment or revenge. You want to leave? Fine. Let's be friends anyway. You want to talk

>to punish the UK for having the audacity to leave This is not about punishment or revenge. You want to leave? Fine. Let's be friends anyway. You want to talk about leaving before you leave? No thanks. Just do it, then we talk. Seriously, some people from the exit league are promising British citizens full freedom of movement in the EU, while EU citizens are going to be submitted to immigration control. Is that the kind of things you want to talk about before leaving?