The member states do not envision a lengthy extension of the two years, however. The EU-Canada deal slashes tariffs but trade in food is restricted by quotas and phytosanitary controls. One senior EU official said the British cabinet was still in “cuckoo land” if it believed the EU would offer anything more. A senior EU official warned on Thursday that it was up to the British government to move on the divorce issues in order to progress to the next stage of Brexit negotiations. Brexit negotiations would continue until the UK passed the EU’s sufficient progress test, the official said.

Source: The Guardian November 16, 2017 15:17 UTC