A post-Brexit trade deal is “unlikely”, the EU’s chief negotiator has said as talks between Britain and Brussels ended in a stalemate. The UK’s chief negotiator, David Frost, said talks have not yet reached any agreement following intensified discussions between the two sides. He said: “We have made progress in areas like trade, trade of goods and services, transport, social security cooperation, EU programmes, participation and so on, which is good. “If we do not reach an agreement on our future partnership there will be far more friction. Mr Barnier also said considerable gaps remain between the UK and EU on the so-called “level playing field” arrangements.

Source: The Herald July 23, 2020 13:50 UTC