EU leaders demand UK give ground on fair trade rules to unblock stalled post-Brexit negotiations, angering London and putting the fate of the talks in jeopardy
During the call to Johnson on the eve of the crunch talks, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen warned that there was "still a lot of work ahead of us", adding that Brussels wants a deal but "not at any price".
Barnier said the talks could go on until the end of October, the rough date set by the EU side in order to leave enough parliamentary time to ratify the deal before the Brexit transition expires on December 31.Diplomats in recent days said there had been some movement from Britain, but not enough to warrant locking the negotiators into a so-called "diplomatic tunnel" to force the talks over the finish line.
Both sides insist they are ready for this – and would prefer it to having to accept a bad deal – but experts forecast severe economic disruption.
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