and that is precisely what we're doing. we're not going to be walking away from these talks. if we are going to get a deal with the eu, it has to be on the basis that the eu understands that the uk is a sovereign nation and an independent nation. also — after the talks continued over the weekend — the eu's chief negotiatior miuchel barnier briefed ambassadors of all the eu nations — needless to say that leaked, as he'd have known it would. reports are mr barnier told them a deal could come as soon as this week. he also said big differences remain. the three main sticking points are the same ones we've been hearing about for months — fishing rights is the first — the uk wants to reduce eu access — and wants to be able to change the access when it wants to. there's the governance of the overall deal — this is all about what to do if either side doesn't stick to the agreement. and then are competition regulations — these is all about a common set of rules that prevents businesses