Published time: 16 Jan, 2019 08:17 Edited time: 16 Jan, 2019 08:25
The EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier has told the European Parliament that the risk of no deal on Brexit has never been higher, and that he fears “more than ever” a chaotic UK departure from the bloc.
Barnier hinted that the EU is ready to renegotiate a new deal on Britain exiting the EU if London is willing to give way on some of the pre-existing ‘red lines’ hammered out in the previous, now defeated, Brexit plan put forth by embattled Prime Minister Theresa May.
Also on rt.com Theresa May’s Brexit plan rejected by British parliamentThe EU negotiator did, however, insist that preventing a physical border on the island of Ireland was non-negotiable.
Meanwhile, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which is currently just about propping up May’s minority government, does not view an Article 50 extension as necessary.
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Source : RT - Daily news
Risk of 'no deal' Brexit has never been so high - EU negotiator Barnier
Risk of 'no deal' Brexit has never been so high - EU negotiator Barnier
