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Brexit trade deal 'could be done by Tuesday, Britain's chief negotiator David Frost tells Boris Johnson'

16/11/20 23:57

A Brexit trade deal could be done by next Tuesday Britain's chief negotiator has reportedly told the Prime Minister. David Frost (pictured left) is said to have told Boris Johnson (pictured inset) that there is a 'possible landing zone' between Britain and the EU within seven days, according to the Sun. If the deal is struck, it will end almost a year of tough negotiations - led by Mr Frost and his counterpart Michel Barnier (pictured right) - over future trade between Britain and EU after Brexit. Though the UK officially left the EU on January 31, it will not leave the single market and customs union until December 31. Mr Johnson has repeatedly warned the UK will leave on that date, with or without a trade agreement - a move which would see trade between the two countries would default to World Trade Organization (WTO) rules....read

'Our red lines haven't changed': Matt Hancock warns Brussels that the UK is 'prepared' for a failure to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU THIS WEEK amid talks deadlock
16/11/20 10:12
The Health Secretary suggested Britain was not prepared to bend to demands from the bloc that it make concessions on fishing rights and state aid rules.
Brexit trade deal 'must be done this week': Ministers deny Dominic Cummings' departure will mean UK concessions as Dublin says agreement is 'doable' but talks are STILL deadlocked over EU's fishing demands
15/11/20 09:30
Environment Secretary George Eustice made clear the government was still prepared to walk away if necessary as he played down the impact of the dramatic departure by Dominic Cummings.
Dominic Cummings' 'hard rain' civil service reform, security overhaul, BBC shake up and now even Brexit are in doubt as maverick No10 chief departs and PM signals 'softer' approach
13/11/20 15:45
Maverick No10 chief Dominic Cummings (pictured) has been the driving force on an array of policies since Boris Johnson became PM.
UK seeks EU Brexit shift... as Michel Barnier cracks jokes: British team accuses European negotiators of failing to make progress in trade talks
13/11/20 00:23
Officials are working to a new deadline of next Thursday to achieve a breakthrough before a virtual summit of EU leaders.
Ireland warns failure to get Brexit trade deal will be 'ruinous' for the UK and anger US president-elect Joe Biden as negotiations stall with just a WEEK to the 'final' deadline
12/11/20 12:31
Irish PM Micheal Martin pointed out that the clock is ticking down to reach an agreement, with the EU having suggested that November 19 is the absolute final deadline.
John Major says Britain should accept the country is no longer a first-rate global power
10/11/20 01:19
Ex-prime minister Sir John Major said Britain no longer a first-rate global power. In a speech in London last night, Sir John said: 'We are no longer a great power. We will never be so again.'
STEPHEN GLOVER: Hallelujah! A Covid-19 vaccine. A sane man in the White House. Now, if we can just get Brexit over the line...
10/11/20 00:18
STEPHEN GLOVER: After dark times there is at last cause for optimism. Our spirits, more important even than the stock market, have been sent soaring.
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Rishi Sunak says 'significant progress has been made and a deal can be done' over post-Brexit trade with the EU but blasts Brussels for threatening to freeze out City financial services firms
09/11/20 13:39
The Chancellor said it was 'clear that a deal can be done' as he set out his plan to 'renew the UK's position as the world's pre-eminent financial centre' following Brexit.
Michel Barnier says UK and EU are 'redoubling our efforts' to strike a post-Brexit trade deal after Joe Biden's US election win sparks fresh push for an accord and George Eustice hints Britain could move on fishing rights
09/11/20 08:59
Michel Barnier today said the EU and the UK are 'redoubling our efforts' to strike a post-Brexit trade deal amid signs Joe Biden's US election win has sparked a fresh negotiating push.
Brexit deal 'is there to be done': Boris Johnson is confident he can ink an agreement with the EU as clocks tick down on trade talks
09/11/20 00:32
As last-ditch trade talks resume in London today, the Prime Minister said the two sides were in sight of a deal.
Boris Johnson tells EU to 'get real' and treat UK as an independent state if it wants a post-Brexit trade deal - as he's warned avoiding No Deal is best for a good relationship with Joe Biden
08/11/20 02:06
Brussels was last night told to 'get real' and start treating the UK as an independent state if it wants to seal a post-Brexit trade deal.
Boris Johnson and EU commission chief Ursula von der Leyen agree to 'redouble efforts' to reach a trade deal with talks set to continue next week
07/11/20 14:39
Boris Johnson told European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen that there remained 'significant differences' in the UK-EU negotiations. He said the two sides differ over fishing rights.
Boris Johnson will phone EU commission chief Ursula von der Leyen today to 'take stock' of Brexit progress ahead of critical negotiations next week to avoid a No Deal
07/11/20 00:47
The Prime Minister and Ms Von der Leyen still need to overcome 'wide divergences' to avoid a No Deal, according to the top negotiators for Britain and the Bloc.
Michel Barnier 'blocks British demands for Boris Johnson to negotiate directly with Ursula von der Leyen' as Brexit trade negotiations stall ahead of talks resuming in London next week
06/11/20 15:06
Michel Barnier is blocking British demands for Boris Johnson to negotiate directly with Ursula von der Leyen to break the deadlock in post-Brexit trade talks, it was claimed today.
Deal or no deal, truckers 'face chaos at the UK border from January 1' as the Brexit transition period ends, bombshell report warns
06/11/20 00:02
Government spending watchdogs said there could be queues of up to 7,000 lorries waiting to cross the Channel from Dover.
Are Brexit trade talks on the brink of collapse? Britain and EU fail to close gaps over fishing rights and state aid with Michel Barnier vowing that Brussels is 'prepared for all scenarios'
05/11/20 10:20
The bloc's chief negotiator made the allusion to both sides walking away without an agreement on December 31 after warning 'very serious divergences' remained between the two sides.
EU's Michel Barnier warns 'very serious divergences remain' in Brexit trade talks amid claims negotiations will 'run for another fortnight' as coronavirus surge in UK and Brussels disrupts progress
04/11/20 09:30
Mr Barnier said there were 'very serious divergences' between the two sides after briefing EU27 ambassadors on the progress of talks with Lord Frost and the British team.
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MAGGIE PAGANO: Wall Street wants a clean win amid fears Trump will refuse to leave the White House if it's a close call
02/11/20 21:51
The mood from across the Atlantic ahead of today's US election is on a knife-edge, like one of those high-wire scenes from Tennessee Williams's Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.
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Brexit breakthrough? The UK and EU 'are close to a compromise on fishing rights' that could allow them to seal a trade deal within WEEKS
02/11/20 10:59
The two sides are reported to be closing in on a compromise that would allow the UK to keep its promise to take back control of its territorial waters while allowing EU boats some access.
Post-Brexit trade deal 'likely' in next two weeks: Ireland's Simon Coveney says talks between UK and EU have entered a 'very serious zone'
28/10/20 11:21
Simon Coveney has suggested a deal between the two sides is now in sight but he warned it will not be easy to get it over the line.
Already expensive electric cars will be £2,800 pricier on average next year if a Brexit deal isn't reached, trade body warns
26/10/20 16:39
Increased electric car costs would ultimately price many potential buyers out of switching to a low-emissions vehicles and burst the recent boom in demand for plug-in cars, the SMMT claims.
UK 'is hoping Angela Merkel will push Emmanuel Macron to compromise on fishing rights' amid warnings that shop prices will rise if there is no Brexit trade deal
26/10/20 09:54
There is growing optimism of a deal being done between the two sides but fisheries remains the major stumbling block to an accord, with France still refusing to budge.
Claims PM is waiting to see if Donald Trump wins US election before sealing Brexit trade deal as hopes of a breakthrough rise with talks in London 'extended by another three days'
25/10/20 09:59
Michel Barnier is expected to continue talks in London for another three days after the renewed engagement with the UK's Lord Frost proved productive.
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Macron is set to buckle on Brexit deal: French PM will 'relax stance' that UK must follow EU rules after it leaves the bloc... in case it backfires on France and allows Britain to SUE them
24/10/20 08:03
The French president is thought to have relaxed his stance, especially on state aid, after Boris Johnson cancelled trade talks last week.
Transition nearly done! Drone photos reveal vast 27-acre Kent field being turned into 1,700-space Brexit lorry park
23/10/20 18:03
The development, next to Junction 10a in Ashford, Kent, is being constructed by the Government as it prepares for the negotiation period with the EU to end in December.
French minister threatens to veto Brexit trade deal if it does not protect 'our interests' and claims Britain is BLUFFING about being ready to walk away without an agreement as talks resume in London
23/10/20 10:50
French Europe Minister Clement Beaune said that all bets were off if Britain had 'not shown sufficient movement' amid a continuing stand-off over fishing rights in British waters.
This isn't what the Square Mile was promised: ALEX BRUMMER analyses how financial services and the City have been left on the sidelines during the Brexit talks
22/10/20 22:12
ALEX BRUMMER: Boris Johnson's cancelled trade talks with the EU and chief negotiator Michael Barnier (pictured) may have restarted but one sector has no representative at the negotiations.
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Save the City! As Brexit talks focus on fishing, which makes up just 0.1% of our GDP, business experts plead with officials to protect UK's powerhouse financial services industry in EU talks
22/10/20 21:45
With the end of the transition period looming, bosses of banks and insurance companies are worried about the failure to close in on a post-Brexit deal for the UK's financial services industry.
When we said the Brexit talks were finished, what we meant was 'see you Thursday': Michel Barnier arrives back in London to tell diplomats he 'isn't worried about anything else but fish'
22/10/20 08:45
Michel Barnier has told EU diplomats that a disagreement over post-Brexit fishing rights is now the only major stumbling block to agreeing a trade deal with the UK, it was claimed today.
SIMON WALTERS: Why blustering Boris Johnson HAD to call grandstanding Andy Burnham's bluff
21/10/20 21:01
SIMON WALTERS: When Boris Johnson threatened to abandon talks with Andy Burnham on a Covid rescue package, Manchester's mayor figured he was bluffing.
MARKET REPORT: London-listed Gold miners Fresnillo and Centamin hit by production troubles and rising costs
21/10/20 20:51
Centamin tumbled after admitting production will fall short of expectations and costs will jump, this year and next. Work at its flagship Sukari mine in Egypt has been disrupted by ground disturbance.
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Post-Brexit trade talks between the EU and the UK are BACK ON as Number 10 accepts Michel Barnier's olive branch after he finally admits there will have to be 'compromises on both sides' for a deal to be agreed
21/10/20 09:43
Post-Brexit trade talks between the UK and the EU will resume later this week after Downing Street accepted an olive branch from Michel Barnier.
Michel Barnier urges the UK to 'make the most out of the little time left' and Downing Street demands a 'clear assurance' from the EU it is willing to compromise as stalemate continues and post-Brexit trade talks remain on life support
20/10/20 12:23
Post-Brexit trade talks between the UK and the EU remain on life support today after Michel Barnier and Lord Frost were unable to agree a path back to the negotiating table.
'What?!' Former Prime Minister Theresa May is caught on camera in House of Commons ridiculing Michael Gove's claims that Brexit will 'intensify' UK security
19/10/20 17:42
The former prime minister was caught scoffing and repeatedly said 'what?' in disbelief as Michael Gove outlined how the UK will be expected to boost its security outside the EU.
Has Brussels blinked first? Michel Barnier says he is ready to work on 'all subjects' and a legal text of trade deal after Michael Gove warns the UK WILL walk away unless EU is more flexible
19/10/20 08:58
Michel Barnier appeared to make significant concessions by saying he is ready for 'intensified talks' - and crucially that they can start thrashing out legal texts in the most difficult areas.
Archbishops' assault on Brexit bill: Boris on collision course with UK's five Anglican church leaders as they brand key legislation a 'disastrous' threat to democracy
18/10/20 21:38
In an extraordinary intervention, the UK's five Anglican archbishops warned that controversial legislation would set a 'disastrous precedent'.
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'The ball is in their court': Michael Gove claims the EU is 'not serious' about striking a free trade deal with the UK as he tells Michel Barnier to compromise if he wants talks to restart
18/10/20 07:04
Michael Gove today told Michel Barnier 'the ball is in your court' if the European Union wants trade talks with the UK to resume.
EU has just treated vital Brexit talks as 'performance art': Blistering attack on Brussels as Government launches 'time is running out' TV advert
17/10/20 22:38
In a blistering attack, insiders accused EU negotiators led by Michel Barnier of using the meetings to 'shore up their domestic position' - with particular criticism levelled at Emmanuel Macron.
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A theatrical bust-up - but a deal is still the likely outcome of Brexit talks, writes JASON GROVES
16/10/20 21:45
JASON GROVES: Brexit-watchers have long been waiting for the moment when trade talks with the EU would finally blow up into a full-scale row. Yesterday, the moment finally appeared to arrive.
Get ready for no deal, Boris Johnson warns: PM tells Brussels it must 'come to us' and compromise if there is to be a free trade agreement on his Brexit 'deadline day'
16/10/20 09:21
Boris Johnson put the UK on high alert for a No Deal Brexit today as he accused the EU of 'effectively ending' trade negotiations.
Nicola Sturgeon is accused of 'shamelessly' exploiting coronavirus crisis to 'flog' Scottish independence in article begging the EU to let it join
16/10/20 09:15
In a piece for Germany's Die Welt, the First Minister branded the UK's tough line in trade talks 'reckless' and said she wanted Scotland to join the bloc if her campaign to split the union succeeds.
Emmanuel Macron warns he will not allow French fishermen to be 'sacrificed to Brexit' and sticks to his trade deal red lines as Boris Johnson decides whether to quit talks
15/10/20 09:13
Emmanuel Macron today warned he will not allow French fishermen to be 'sacrificed to Brexit' as he stuck to his negotiating red lines.
Scallop wars! Two British fishermen are surrounded by French trawlers and 'pelted with flares and FRYING PANS' in separate incidents over fishing grounds
14/10/20 12:07
Two British boats - the Girl Macey, skippered by Scott Glover, and the Golden Promise, by Brian Whittington, which are both based off Brixham in Devon - were involved in the skirmish.
Downing Street warns there are still 'stark' differences between UK and EU over post-Brexit trade deal as Boris Johnson holds crunch talks with Ursula von der Leyen ahead of tomorrow's deadline
14/10/20 08:34
Downing Street today warned there are still 'stark' differences between the UK and the EU over the terms of a post-Brexit trade deal as the clock ticks down to Boris Johnson's deadline.
Boris Johnson has 'no fear' of a No Deal Brexit ahead of EU talks with Von Der Leyen tomorrow - as Tory peer Lord Agnew accuses British businesses of having their 'heads in the sand' over exit from single market
13/10/20 15:45
The Prime Minister told ministers that talks with Brussels are at a crucial stage ahead of visiting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tomorrow.
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Will France give way in Brexit fishing row? Hints of a compromise on EU access to British waters as trade deal deadline looms
12/10/20 00:05
French minister for European affairs Clement Beaune warned his country's fishermen they could not expect to enjoy the same rights after the transition period.
Boris tells Macron that a Brexit deal is 'better for both sides' but he's prepared to end transition period on Australia-style terms if an agreement can't be done
10/10/20 15:42
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French president Emmanuel Macron spoke on the phone this morning ahead of a highly-anticipated European Council on October 15.
Belgium may invoke 1666 charter to catch fish in UK waters if Brexit negotiations fail
10/10/20 00:36
Belgium will invoke an ancient charter granting its fishermen access to UK waters if Brexit talks fail. The PM has threatened to quit negotiations with Brussels if a trade deal is not in sight next week.
Britain and EU leaders agree on Brexit trade 'mini-deals' amid fears 'short fuse' Emmanuel Macron could blow up trade deal at crunch summit next week
10/10/20 00:36
EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and his UK counterpart Lord David Frost will come up with 'mini-deals' on key areas - including road transport and aviation - if no-deal Brexit starts looking likely.
Fears 'short fuse' Emmanuel Macron could blow up Brexit trade deal as Michel Barnier 'urges EU leaders to stand firm on demands at crunch summit next week and seek further British concessions'
09/10/20 10:27
Mr Barnier met UK counterpart Lord Frost in London today for a planned short meeting before heading back to Brussels as the clock ticks down towards Boris Johnson's deadline.
Michel Barnier urges French to back down in Brexit battle over fishing rights... but they REFUSE to budge
08/10/20 23:15
French officials yesterday refused to back down over access to UK fishing waters - despite the EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, urging them to be more 'realistic' in Brexit talks.
Race for a Brexit deal: Michel Barnier rushes to London TONIGHT ahead of tomorrow's crunch talks with Lord Frost as both sides battle for a breakthrough before Boris Johnson's deadline next week
08/10/20 14:16
Michel Barnier will arrive in London this evening ahead of crunch Brexit trade talks with Lord Frost tomorrow as the clock ticks down towards Boris Johnson's deadline for a breakthrough.
IRA threat to Brexit border posts in Ulster: Checkpoints in Northern Ireland could become targets for dissident republicans after we leave EU, MPs warn
05/10/20 22:20
MPs on the Commons intelligence and security committee released a report into Northern Ireland terrorism concluding that security and customs bases would 'increase the risk of political violence'.
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Boris Johnson warns EU chief 'time is running out' as he sets deadline of October 15 summit for key trade terms to be in place
04/10/20 06:53
Boris Johnson told commission president Ursula von der Leyen that 'time is running out' to break the deadlock over fishing rights and state aid rules.
'I worried we might lose him' Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said he feared Boris Johnson would die after contracting coronavirus
03/10/20 17:31
Dominic Raab's comments come after Boris Johnson was taken into intensive care in April after his Covid-19 symptoms worsened while being treated at St Thomas' hospital in central London.
Dominic Raab vows Britain will no longer be 'held over a barrel by Brussels' as UK and EU agree to 'work intensely' to resolve differences in Brexit talks
03/10/20 12:57
The Prime Minister will hold a video call with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen this afternoon to try and come to an arrangement after weeks of deadlock.
If the EU want a Cod War, we'll give them a Cod War! Environment Secretary George Eustice threatens standoff with EU trawlers if Brexit trade talks collapse
02/10/20 21:00
The Environment Secretary said ministers have quietly put in place a 'five-fold increase in our enforcement capacity' over the last year in preparation for a possible stand-off with European trawlermen.
Britain's chief Brexit negotiator says 'outlines of a deal' with the EU are visible as hopes rise (but talks may last until November, officials admit)
02/10/20 21:00
Britain's Brexit negotiator David Frost last night declared the 'outlines of a deal' were visible even as it emerged the process could last into next month.
UK warns standoff in Brexit trade talks could be 'impossible to bridge' as EU chief Ursula von der Leyen admits the 'most difficult' problems remain ahead of crunch talks with PM tomorrow - but Merkel says she still hopes there is a 'constructive path'
02/10/20 07:47
EU commission president Ursula von der Leyen told a press conference in Brussels that although 'progress' had been made the 'most difficult' problems were still 'completely open'.
We CAN do Brexit deal: Michael Gove insists agreement with Brussels is still possible... despite EU threat to sue over withdrawal agreement breach
02/10/20 00:25
Michael Gove said that with mutual 'goodwill' an agreement could be reached ahead of the Prime Minister's deadline of mid-October, despite Brussels starting legal action against the UK.
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Ursula von der Leyen announces the EU is launching legal action against the UK over Boris Johnson's plans to override parts of the Brexit divorce deal
01/10/20 09:15
Ursula von der Leyen today announced the European Union is launching legal action against the UK over Boris Johnson's plans to tear up parts of the Brexit divorce deal.
Boost to hopes of a Brexit deal as the EU backs down over Boris Johnson's plan to break international law saying it will NOT walk away from trade talks even if it undermines the Withdrawal Agreement
28/09/20 10:39
The European Commission's Maros Sefcovic warned the UK not to use its threat to break international law as a 'bargaining chip' but stopped short of threatening trade talks.
Light at end of le tunnel? UK and Brussels 'both give ground' in Brexit talks in bid to avoid double impact of No Deal and coronavirus
27/09/20 23:55
If the latest round of discussions - which begin tomorrow - goes well, it is expected that negotiators will begin the process to finalise a deal.
Britain can still seal a trade deal with the EU - but only if Brussels 'gets real', chief Brexit negotiator Lord Frost says following weeks of deadlock
27/09/20 00:06
Lord Frost appeared to raise hopes of a last-minute breakthrough, saying the past two weeks of informal talks 'have been relatively positive'.
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Shoppers are warned of £3.1BILLION EU food bill as experts claim our weekly shop will get more expensive unless the UK strikes free trade deal
25/09/20 21:17
The British Retail Consortium said supermarkets would face an annual £3.1billion tariff bill for food and drink
Hopes of a Brexit deal by October are at 50/50 as No10 says the EU has a 'more constructive' attitude but still hadn't bridged key issue of fisheries
25/09/20 21:15
Hopes of a Brexit deal by next month were put at 50/50 yesterday as No 10 said the EU had a 'more constructive' attitude but still had not bridged significant gaps
Are the UK and EU inching towards a post-Brexit trade deal? Optimism grows after Downing Street welcomes 'useful exchanges' while Brussels says 'the tide is turning'
25/09/20 12:36
Hopes of the UK and EU agreeing a post-Brexit trade deal have increased after Brussels said 'the tide is turning' and Downing Street welcomed recent 'useful exchanges' with the bloc.
Prices of imported cheese could rise by 57 per cent, beef mince by 48 per cent and cucumbers by 16 per cent if no free trade deal is reached with Europe before Brexit, retailers warn
25/09/20 11:32
The British Retail Consortium said supermarkets and their customers face £3.1billion of food and drink tariffs a year - an average £112 per household - if trade barriers are erected.
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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: A passport to Tunbridge Wells! The Government insists there will be no hard border in Ireland... but there will be one in Kent, apparently
24/09/20 23:49
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: The Government keeps insisting that there'll be no hard border in Ireland when the Brexit transition period ends. But there will be one in Kent, apparently.
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Warning of Brexit border chaos with 7,000-truck-long queues in Kent and two-day trade delays are outlined in doomsday 'worst case scenario' letter from Michael Gove to freight industry
23/09/20 05:48
Channel ports, such as Dover, could see delays of up to two days, with queues up to 7,000 lorries after the Brexit transition period ends in December, Michael Gove has warned.
Billionaire Tory donor and Phones4U founder John Caudwell praises Boris Johnson for fighting back against 'Brussels bully boys' saying they are 'beating up' the UK over a Brexit trade deal
18/09/20 09:53
He accused the European Union of engaging in 'absolutely abhorrent' to make an example of Britain that would stop other nations following them out of the bloc in years to come.
Michel Barnier says Brexit trade deal CAN still be done despite Boris Johnson branding the EU 'abusive' in bitter spat over UK plan to override divorce terms
17/09/20 10:52
Michel Barnier has told EU ambassadors he believes a trade deal with the UK can still be agreed despite mounting tensions between the two sides.

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