MEPs say date is latest that will enable vote of consent to be held this year
The European parliament has set a Sunday deadline for agreement on a post-Brexit trade and security deal if it is to stage a vote of consent this year, after being briefed by the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier on the latest in the talks with the UK.
In a draft joint statement seen by the Guardian, the leaders of the political groups will say they need to see the agreement by the end of the weekend to allow sufficient scrutiny ahead of a vote on 28 December.
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