For decades, Britain’s Conservative Party politicians decried the European Union for its supposed aversion to free markets. Mr. Johnson said his government would walk away from talks if a deal isn’t reached by Oct. 15. “If we can’t agree by then, then I do not see that there will be a free-trade agreement between us,” Mr. Johnson said Monday. The bloc’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, has said the end of October is the effective deadline for an agreement. The pound has fallen against the dollar on fears that talks will collapse.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 08, 2020 10:12 UTC