Latest updates: post-Brexit trade talks between UK and EU to continue after both sides warn major obstacles remain
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9.25am GMT
This report is from PA Media.
Michel Barnier has warned there are “just a few hours” left to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK, as the two sides stand at the “moment of truth”.
We have very little time remaining, just a few hours, to work through these negotiations in useful fashion if we want this agreement to enter into force on 1 January. There is a chance of getting an agreement but the path to such an agreement is very narrow.
I spoke to @vonderleyen this evening on UK-EU negotiations, stressing time is short and the EU position needed to change substantially.
Read here: https://t.co/FJsfdFAX2z pic.twitter.com/Bf9ZzukxKj
The EU’s position in this area was simply not reasonable and if there was to be an agreement it needed to shift significantly.
The situation in our talks with the EU is very serious tonight. Progress seems blocked and time is running out. The Prime Minister @BorisJohnson set out his concerns about the state of play to Commission President @vonderleyen this evening. https://t.co/wTOGrvXbWT
9.22am GMT
Good morning. I’m Lucy Campbell. Post-Brexit trade deal talks between the UK and European Union will continue in Brussels after the two sides warned that major obstacles remain despite progress in the negotiations. Boris Johnson and the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said “substantial progress” had been made on a Brexit trade deal following a phone call on Thursday – but both are still warning there are significant obstacles to overcome.
The prime minister claimed in a statement that talks were in a “serious situation” after the call and repeated his suggestion that it was “very likely” that an agreement would not be reached, with fisheries the standout issue.
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We’re not asking more nor less than a balance between rights and obligations and reciprocity, access to our markets and access to our waters and the other way round, no more, no less. It’s also obvious that this isn’t an agreement we will sign at any price or any cost. I think I’ve always been frank with you and open and sincere. I cannot say what will come during this last home straight of negotiations. We have to be prepared for all eventualities.
The prime minister says that we are in a very serious situation. We will test every route to getting a free trade agreement before the end of the year. But we can’t do so at the expense of our sovereignty. We cannot be the only nation in the world that doesn’t have control of its own seas, its own fisheries.
So, we will work very hard. The government is working around the clock to get a trade deal, but not at the expense of this country’s independence.
Continue reading…Latest updates: post-Brexit trade talks between UK and EU to continue after both sides warn major obstacles remainJohnson says talks in ‘serious situation’ after call with EU chiefUK tourists who need routine treatment to be covered in EU for yearBusiness live: investors cautious as no-deal threat loomsFull Brexit coverage 9.25am GMTThis report is from PA Media.Michel Barnier has warned there are “just a few hours” left to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK, as the two sides stand at the “moment of truth”.We have very little time remaining, just a few hours, to work through these negotiations in useful fashion if we want this agreement to enter into force on 1 January. There is a chance of getting an agreement but the path to such an agreement is very narrow.I spoke to @vonderleyen this evening on UK-EU negotiations, stressing time is short and the EU position needed to change substantially. Read here: https://t.co/FJsfdFAX2z pic.twitter.com/Bf9ZzukxKjThe EU’s position in this area was simply not reasonable and if there was to be an agreement it needed to shift significantly.The situation in our talks with the EU is very serious tonight. Progress seems blocked and time is running out. The Prime Minister @BorisJohnson set out his concerns about the state of play to Commission President @vonderleyen this evening. https://t.co/wTOGrvXbWT 9.22am GMTGood morning. I’m Lucy Campbell. Post-Brexit trade deal talks between the UK and European Union will continue in Brussels after the two sides warned that major obstacles remain despite progress in the negotiations. Boris Johnson and the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said “substantial progress” had been made on a Brexit trade deal following a phone call on Thursday – but both are still warning there are significant obstacles to overcome.The prime minister claimed in a statement that talks were in a “serious situation” after the call and repeated his suggestion that it was “very likely” that an agreement would not be reached, with fisheries the standout issue. Related: Brexit: Boris Johnson says talks in ‘serious situation’ after call with EU chief We’re not asking more nor less than a balance between rights and obligations and reciprocity, access to our markets and access to our waters and the other way round, no more, no less. It’s also obvious that this isn’t an agreement we will sign at any price or any cost. I think I’ve always been frank with you and open and sincere. I cannot say what will come during this last home straight of negotiations. We have to be prepared for all eventualities.The prime minister says that we are in a very serious situation. We will test every route to getting a free trade agreement before the end of the year. But we can’t do so at the expense of our sovereignty. We cannot be the only nation in the world that doesn’t have control of its own seas, its own fisheries.So, we will work very hard. The government is working around the clock to get a trade deal, but not at the expense of this country’s independence. Continue reading…