Leo Varadkar said it would be difficult to reach a trade deal on Boris Johnson’s timetableThe EU will have the upper hand in trade talks and will use Britain’s “weak position” on access to the Continent’s financial markets to force big concessions, Ireland’s prime minister has said. Leo Varadkar, who held talks with Michel Barnier, the EU’s lead negotiator, today, warned that Britain’s economy was vulnerable during trade negotiations after Brexit next week. His comments come as an internal Brussels diplomatic document, seen by The Times, reveals that the EU will demand the same fishing rights in Britain’s waters. “I think the reality of situation is that the EU is a union of 27 member states. The UK, it’s about 60 million,”

Source: The Times January 27, 2020 09:01 UTC