Brexit Negotiator

LONDON — Boris Johnson's government is set to enter intensive "tunnel" negotiations with the EU over a possible Brexit deal ahead of a crunch summit in Brussels next weekend, in a major boost for the prospect of an agreement before the October 31 deadline. T…

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The 27 European Union countries staying on together after Brexit authorized their negotiator Michel Barnier on Friday to go into another round of intense and secret negotiations with Britain in a bid to get a deal, two senior diplomatic s…

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Europen Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said he had had a “constructive” meeting with his British counterpart, Stephen Barclay earlier on Friday. “Be patient,” Barnier told reporters as he left the meeting and went on to br…

BRUSSELS (AP) The Latest on Britain's departure from the European Union (all times local): 10 a.m. France says a chaotic no-deal Brexit remains the most likely outcome despite the positive vibes emanating from a meeting Thursday of British Prime Minister Bo…

The chief Brexit negotiators of the European Union and Britain met for breakfast on Friday, hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart unexpectedly said they had found a pathway to a possible deal at last-ditch talks. With the United …

(Reuters) - A no-deal Brexit is likely if Britain does not seek compromise, French Minister for European Affairs Amelie de Montchalin said on Friday. Asked whether it was increasingly likely that Britain was heading towards leaving the European Union withou…

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The chief Brexit negotiators of the European Union and Britain were meeting for breakfast on Friday, hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart unexpectedly said they had found a pathway to a possible deal at last-…

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Asian shares and U.S. stock futures rose on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would meet with China’s top trade negotiator, while sterling retreated after rallying on revived hopes of a possible Brexit deal. Investors' re…

LONDONBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar unexpectedly declared Thursday they saw a chance of a Brexit deal, stoking hopes that a last-ditch agreement to get the U.K. out of the European Union could still be in r…

Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that a Brexit deal was still possible by October 31, following what he described as a positive meeting with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. "I had a very good meeting with the prime minister ... very positive and very p…