Technical talks between the UK and EU ground to a halt this week, with "significant differences" on fisheries and EU rules. "If we can make progress at a political level it may allow [Chief UK negotiator] Lord Frost and his team to resume negotiations over the coming days. Mr Johnson has said trade talks with the bloc were proving "very tricky" and that it was "very, very difficult" to make progress, but that he was hopeful about reaching a deal. Asked if Brexit talks would continue right up until the wire, the PM told reporters: "Of course, we’re always hopeful. "But I think the UK Government's position is that we are willing to engage at any level, political or otherwise, we are willing to try anything.

Source: Daily Mirror December 08, 2020 17:50 UTC