Brexit Negotiator

The Union flag flies above a souvenir stand in front of Big Ben in London, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. Britain’s foreign minister says there are only narrow differences remaining in trade talks between the U.K. and the European Union. But Dominic Raab insists the bloc must show more “flexibility” if…

Senior European Union officials have said the EU is ready to intensify talks towards a deal on future trade ties with the UK after a meeting to discuss the existing Brexit agreement. European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said that Britain had much work to do to honour commitments on the…

Little more than a week ago, senior cabinet ministers were claiming that Britain had a 66% chance of walking away from the negotiating table in Brussels with a trade agreement.But those odds appeared to have plummeted today, as Boris Johnson laid out plans for the UK to leave the EU…

The UK's chief Brexit negotiator has told his European counterpart not to come to London on Monday to resolve stalled talks, after the prime minister warned it was time to "get ready" to leave without a deal.David Frost spoke to Michel Barnier after Boris Johnson claimed Brussels had "abandoned" the…

EU leaders led by Emmanuel Macron have “disappointed” UK negotiators by insisting that Boris Johnson must back down in a row over fishing rights in order to get a Brexit deal, Lord David Frost said yesterday. The prime minister’s chief negotiator spoke out after Macron called “Johnson’s bluff on his threat to…

Britain’s chief Brexit negotiator has urged Boris Johnson not to walk out of EU trade talks if the two sides fail to meet the prime minister’s self-imposed deadline of agreeing a deal by the end of today.According to The Times, a source close to the talks says that “Frost advised Mr Johnson that…

The UK and European Union are locked in talks over a deal on their future relationship with each daring the other to blink just two days before Boris Johnson’s deadline for abandoning the negotiations expires.Neither side believes the other has offered enough for talks to reach a conclusion, with the…

Michel Barnier has warned European Union leaders against signing off on a “half-baked” Brexit deal at crunch talks next week.Ahead of the summit in Brussels, the EU’s chief negotiator told a meeting of European ambassadors on Wednesday that any hint of compromise, especially on fishing rights, would weaken the bloc’s position,…

“A no-deal is looking more likely than expectations over the last couple of weeks as sentiment in favor a deal was shaping up nicely,” he said.“These headlines do elevate concerns,” he added.This week’s round of Brexit talks is the last scheduled so far and EU leaders will again assess progress…

MICHEL Barnier's days as the EU's chief negotiator may be numbered, a leading Brexiteer predicted, suggesting face-to-face talks between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Angela Merkel may be imminent.PUBLISHED: 10:30, Mon, Sep 14, 2020 | UPDATED: 16:36, Mon, Sep 14, 2020 Link copied Sign up for FREE now and never…