BORIS Johnson last night said he wants to “fix” not “nix” the Brexit deal – as Brussels threatened to start a trade war with the UK. Ministers warned stubborn EU leaders they must agree to di…
Downing Street said talks will carry on in “parallel” with the EU. Legislation can be shelved if there is a breakthrough.The PM said: “It makes it very clear on the face of the text that we should ensure the east-west trade and the integrity of the UK internal market.
“So let’s fix it. We don’t want to nix it, we want to fix it, and we will work our hardest to do it.” Furious EU chief Maros Sefcovic said the bloc will hit back using “all measures at its disposal” - ramping up fears of a trade war. Maros Sefcovic, the Vice President of the European Commission, said that if the UK goes ahead with unilateral action then the EU “will need to respond with all measures at its disposal”.Ireland’s foreign minister Simon Coveney said the move “is damaging to trust and will serve only to make it more challenging to find solutions”.
It came as long-promised plans to spare British troops from vexatious prosecutions for serving during The Troubles were presented to the Commons.
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