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UK and European Union call in leaders in bid to save Brexit trade talks
United Kingdom and European Union negotiators have paused trade talks to call in their leaders to try to narrow gaps less than four weeks before Britain completes its Brexit journey out of the bloc.
Key points:
- Mr Johnson and Ms von der Leyen will speak this weekend to try to break the impasse
- The dispute centres on French demands for fishing rights in UK waters
- UK officials say the talks have hit a “very difficult” point
After failing to agree the basis for a deal, the UK’s David Frost and the EU’s Michel Barnier said they would brief leaders to seek new impetus for the talks, which stumbled on Thursday when London accused Brussels of making new demands.
On Saturday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula…
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