Negotiations continued overnight between UK and EU at European commission’s headquarters in Brussels
- Brexit trade deal with EU within ‘touching distance’, says No 10
From the Wall Street Journal’s Brussels correspondent Laurence Norman
One interesting suggestion from a couple of EU sources — this may not just be a Brussels-London thing. Suggestion that Paris has also been involved in the last minute fish haggling, also holding things up. Not clear to what extent yet.
Here’s a reminder from the Financial Times’ political editor George Parker that this may be the first trade deal in history intended to make trade harder, not easier, than it already is.
The first trade deal in history where barriers go up, not down BUT it is great news for business after months of uncertainty and provides a platform for cooperation with the EU in future. Now just get on and announce it please
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