Parmelin and Fox signed a bilateral trade agreement regulating relations between the two countries after the Brexit. ( Keystone via AP / Peter Klaunzer )The European Parliament’s chief Brexit official is increasingly exasperated by the lack of clear British proposals coming from London seeking to unblock the current deadlock. Guy Verhofstadt met with the British Brexit negotiator Stephen Barclay on Tuesday but again was left emptyhanded when the envoy of Prime Minister Theresa May left his office. ___ 9:10 a.m. British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to urge lawmakers to “hold their nerve” as she struggles to finalize a divorce agreement with the European Union. Parliament last month rejected May’s deal with the EU, partly because of concerns it would tie Britain to the bloc indefinitely.

Source: thestar February 12, 2019 17:03 UTC