The Brexit cliff-edge

Are the UK and EU really converging, or is a blame-game under way for no-deal?

I wrote here last week that what would strike deep dread into the heart of every true Brexiteer would be the words: “A deal now looks more likely…”

This week, we’ve been hearing those very words. The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, says there is now a “narrow path” to a trade deal between the UK and EU. Government sources say there’s…