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MEP says the EU has been patient but needs clarity now.
British prime minister takes a pass at the Duchy after being smoked out by protesters.
Source says Downing Street thought PM would not be able to be heard properly above protests.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has skipped a planned news conference with Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel after he met European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to discuss Brexit.
Boris Johnson recieved a frosty welcome as he arrived for talks with Luxembourg's prime minister, Xavier Bettel. A large group of protesters outside the gates of the Luxembourg Ministry of State loudly jeered as Johnson shook hands with Bettel, before breaking out into chants of 'tell the truth, stop the coup'.
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Luxembourg talks are not expected to deliver a breakthrough as the clock ticks down to 31 October.
EU leaders have “lost patience” with Britain and do not want to grant another Brexit extension when time runs out in October, Ireland’s prime minister has said.
Michel Barnier said in his letter to the Brexit secretary that citizens’ rights could not be picked apart from the withdrawal agreement.
Britain is being led to a no-deal Brexit by a political elite “which has great difficulties discerning and telling the truth”, the UK’s former ambassador to the EU has said, in a withering assessment of the Conservative candidates vying to be prime minister.
'We found the best possible deal and we are not in a souk where we are going to bargain for the next five years'
Xavier Bettel indicates treaty process can be halted once triggered by Theresa May