The British Government Is Warning The EU Must Make A Substantial Shift To Save Brexit Trade Talks Discussions over a trade deal continue
Brussels are saying it needs an agreement in place tonight if it s going be approved by the European Parliament in time for New Year.
Philip Rycroft - a former permanent secretary at the Department for Exiting the European Union - says it ll also need approval by MPs at Westminster:
| UPDATED: 08:01, Mon, Dec 14, 2020
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Brexit trade talks are set to be concluded today, with insiders pessimistic that a deal between the UK and EU can be completed by December 31. Should a pact not be agreed, the UK would begin trading with the EU on World Trade Organisation terms in the New Year. Mr Johnson, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, acknowledged this was now the most likely outcome, admitting the two parties were still far apart on key sticking points to get a deal over t