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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives to deliver a statement at the EU headquarters in Brussels
TALKS on a trade deal between Britain and the European Union have been extended after failing to reach an agreement by today’s deadline.
Acknowledging the lack of progress towards a deal, Boris Johnson said that Britain must “get ready” for trading on World Trade Organisation (WTO) terms from January 1.
The Prime Minister reiterated that there are “some serious and very, very difficult issues” remaining to be resolved, while insisting that his negotiating team “will not walk away.”
Asked whether Labour would vote for a deal if one were achieved, Mr Miliband said that his party would be “minded to support it.”
US tariffs have had Von der Leyen bowing in submission, while comments from the former European Central Bank leader call for more European political integration and less individual state sovereignty. All this adds up to more pain and austerity ahead, argues NICK WRIGHT
