'We found the best possible deal and we are not in a souk where we are going to bargain for the next five years'

The European Parliament has voted to ratify the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), with 660 out of 697 MEPs voting in favour of the deal, but a Brexit expert has said it is only the beginning.

We spoke to the former Conservative Chancellor, Ken Clarke, about the budget and UK trade post-Brexit.

‘Same significant divergences persist’, EU negotiator says – with just 35 days left to avert a crash-out.

Boris Johnson to reveal whether negotiations are over – plunging trade with EU into turmoil in 19 days’ time

A wide-ranging free trade pact between the UK and Norway will have to be pushed back as Norway’s coalition government failed to reach an agreement today.

We could end up with tonnes of fish that Brits don't even like and no way of selling them to the EU before they rot.

"Only as true friends can, I want to be very honest about what lies ahead of us." The words of the new European Commission president as she headed to Downing Street and her first face-to-face meeting with Boris Johnson on Wednesday.

If politics trump economics, neither Brussels nor London may have much incentive to get any agreement.

David Davis told me ... that the "row of the summer" would be ... the EU's desire to negotiate money we owe, the rights of migrants and Ireland's borders before talking about a trade deal. / Today, the Brexit secretary became the pussycat of the summer - in the eyes of Brussels - as he declared his pleasure that Brexit negotiations would indeed be in the sequence desired by the rest of the EU.

Britain and the European Union will restart talks on Monday over their future relationship, with time running out to get an agreement after a six-week interruption caused by coronavirus.

European commission chief picks out contradictions in UK approach to post-Brexit deal.

Negotiations with Brussels to drag on into the autumn — and there’s no sign a deal is imminent with Washington.

A comprehensive free trade deal between the UK and Norway is at risk of collapsing as the Christian Democrat party fears such a pact would hit farmers in Scandinavia’s richest country too hard.

EU's chief negotiator blames UK for failure of progress in talks.

A post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and the EU "seems unlikely" at this stage, the bloc's negotiator has said.

New Zealand has protested at the lack of progress in talks over a post-Brexit trade deal, insisting the UK is not “match-fit” for negotiations.

Michel Barnier also accused Boris Johnson’s government of rowing back on commitments made in writing by Britain at the point before exit.

Britain and the European Union clashed on Thursday over the chances of securing a free trade agreement, with Brussels deeming it “unlikely” but London holding out hope one could be reached in September.

EU chief negotiator says Boris Johnson’s negotiator has been disappointing

The UK government has said it remains “absolutely committed” to Brexit negotiations and the December 2020 transition date despite the coronavirus outbreak limiting talks between the two sides.

Trade commissioner suggests Britain is planning to blame Covid-19 for Brexit 'fallout'.

The coronavirus has increased the challenges of negotiating a new trade agreement for the UK before December 31.