Inside Politics: Michel Barnier breaks Brexit deadlock as talks resume

No 10 officials have decided the EU chief said just enough on ‘compromises’ to kick start new, daily negotiations, writes Adam Forrest

Thursday 22 October 2020 08:18 BST
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Michel Barnier speaking in European parliament on Wednesday
Michel Barnier speaking in European parliament on Wednesday (EPA)

You can’t keep some people apart. Four students in Nottingham have been fined £10,000 each after telling the cops who broke up their house party they were “spoiling the fun” during the “time of their lives”. Our big Brexit party will not be broken up just yet. Michel Barnier and David Frost have decided to get the negotiating gang back together again. They weren’t going to let a whole series of major disagreements spoil the fun. So break open the legal texts and crank up the mood music – trade deal talks are back on!

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