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Cabinet office minister drops 'no compromise' stance, saying: 'If that is the price that we have to pay, then there we go'
SNP calls for opposition parties to back two-year Brexit transition extension due to coronavirus crisis
05/05/2020
United opposition would ‘send a powerful message to our European friends,’ says MP Ian Blackford — as ministers insist there’s no reason to change timetable.
Coronavirus: UK shops would have suffered food shortages during pandemic without single market, EU says
04/05/2020
Britain 'fortunate' it had not crashed out of bloc when coronavirus struck, Commission says – even as Boris Johnson vows to do just that if necessary.
Covid Crisis Means Six Month Extension To Brexit Transition ‘Inevitable’, Lidington Warns
02/05/2020
Theresa May’s former deputy says public and business realise coronavirus should be the priority.
Government now rejecting EU oversight of implementing Northern Ireland agreement.
Nobel scientists warn Britain will lose ‘superpower’ status if access barred to €100bn EU fund
Michel Barnier: 'UK cannot refuse Brexit transition extension and slow down talks at the same time'
24/04/2020
The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier has accused the UK of dragging its feet over post-Brexit negotiations, at the end of the second round of talks on the future relationship.
Chief negotiator Michel Barnier warns of "serious difficulties" and accuses Britain of failing to engage on subjects laid out in the withdrawal agreement.
EU negotiator expresses frustrations at UK refusal to discuss key issues of transition. / Michel Barnier has suggested the UK is running down the clock in talks over the future trade and security relationship with the EU.
Michel Barnier also accused Boris Johnson’s government of rowing back on commitments made in writing by Britain at the point before exit.
British chief negotiator David Frost and European counterpart Michel Barnier talked via video link today while Anti-Brexit campaigners stepped up calls for the December deadline to be delayed.
The U.K. and the European Union would be “wise not to add more” to the uncertainty from the coronavirus by refusing to extend the deadline of their Brexit trade deal negotiations, the head of the International Monetary Fund told the BBC.
THE UK Government has rejected calls from the SNP's Michael Russell to extend the Brexit transition period during the coronavirus crisis.
Should the aim be limiting damage or designing a bold future? / Japanese negotiators remain skeptical about the U.K.’s ability to handle multiple FTA negotiations simultaneously / What is evident, however, is that no country wants to conclude a definitive trade deal with the U.K. without knowing the final shape of the EU-U.K. partnership.
Extension would ease uncertainty, IMF's Georgieva says, but Britain remains committed to Dec. 31 date
Firms 'won't be ready for EU customs exit'
17/04/2020
Businesses fear big hold-ups at the docks when the UK leaves the EU customs area because of untrained staff.
IMF head warns on Brexit trade deal failure
16/04/2020
The IMF has suggested the UK and the EU should not "add to uncertainty" from coronavirus by refusing to extend the period to negotiate a post-Brexit trade deal.
The coronavirus has increased the challenges of negotiating a new trade agreement for the UK before December 31.
Thousands of EU migrants work as doctors, nurses, carers, cleaners and porters as the UK fights gravest threat in years.
The economy cannot afford the 'double hit' of Covid-19's impact and a no-deal Brexit, Michael Russell warned. / The Scottish Government has urged the Prime Minister to extend the Brexit transition period by the maximum two years amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The all-consuming Brexit and coronavirus crises threaten a double whammy for the UK's Cinderella service.
Survey finds support from both Conservative and Brexit Party voters for extension of transition period