LONDON, Nov 21 — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson needs to intervene personally in trade talks with the European Union to ensure a deal is reached as the clock ticks down, the opposition Labour Party said in a letter yesterday. Britain and the EU urgently need to find a deal to avoid...
Boris Johnson’s government says it wants a deal, but has so far been unable to find common ground with the EU on competition policy and fishing quotas. — Reuters pic
Britain and the EU urgently need to find a deal to avoid disruption to more than US$1 trillion of trade between the two when a transition period expires in December. Despite months of intensive talks, gaps still remain on key issues. “I am writing to you as Prime Minister to urge you to take personal responsibility for the final days of negotiations, to deliver a trade deal with the EU and get this issue done. This is a matter of competence and leadership,” said Labour’s Rachel Reeves, the party’s spokeswoman on the EU exit preparations.