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Brexit talks pushed beyond deadline in bid to avoid no-deal scenario
Crunch Brexit talks between Britain and the European Union will continue beyond Sunday’s deadline in a last-ditch attempt to avoid a dreaded no-deal exit when the UK officially leaves on January 1.
Key points:
- Negotiators had been set a Sunday deadline but could not come to an agreement in time
- Issues remain over fishing rights, tariffs and access to the EU’s single market
- In a joint statement, Boris Johnson and the EU Commission president said negotiators would “go the extra mile” to reach an agreement
After a phone call on Sunday morning, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it had been agreed that negotiators would go “the extra mile” in the next few days to reach a trade deal…
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