Negotiations break up in familiar acrimony - forcing Boris Johnson to abandon deadline for breakthrough by end of July
British travellers face the worst possible outcome once the Brexit transition period ends, the government has confirmed.
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.
Michel Barnier also accused Boris Johnson’s government of rowing back on commitments made in writing by Britain at the point before exit.
With the withdrawal agreement signed and ratified, Britain is out of Europe! Well, not quite. First of all, we have to go through the transition period. Not much will initially change.
'Do you think it's practical for us *the UK govt* to require/request multiple extensions?' / What does A50 have to say on the possibility of multiple extensions? / 'If you leave with no deal, you are no longer a member of the EU and you're treated as any other non member state.'
(See in particular 9:20m in.)
Our EU law expert, Professor Michael Dougan considers the proposed transition period in his latest Brexit video