Brexit Minister Stephen Barclay said in an interview with several European newsp...
FILE PHOTO: Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay gestures on Downing Street in London, Britain August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
The EU’s top negotiator is pessimistic about avoiding a no-deal scenario as the bloc is not budging on Britain’s demand to remove the so-called “backstop”, ensuring an open border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, from the withdrawal pact. He rejected EU negotiator Michel Barnier’s statement that the backstop provision was not negotiable and questioned the unity of the remaining 27 EU member states on the issue.
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