AdvertisementBoris Johnson was locked in a stand-off with Emmanuel Macron last night as Brexit talks teetered on the brink. Boris Johnson was locked in a stand-off with Emmanuel Macron last night as Brexit talks teetered on the brink. Mr Johnson will hold talks with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen this afternoon to try to rescue the process. British sources believe Mr Macron pressured Mr Barnier into adopting a tougher stance, which threw talks into reverse on Thursday night. (Pictured, the PM and President Macron in London in June)Earlier the French Europe minister Clement Beaune suggested Mr Macron could veto the entire deal.

Source: Daily Mail December 04, 2020 22:08 UTC