尽管英国将保持其在防务和外交政策方面的强势国际立场，但其在投资和贸易协定的谈判能力 — — 包括与占其贸易量的一半的欧盟本身的协定 — — 将严重受损。
Although the UK would retain its strong international standing in terms of defense and foreign policy, its clout in negotiating trade and investment agreements – including with the EU itself, which accounts for half of British trade – would be severely diminished.