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The Brexit cliff-edge

The Brexit cliff-edge

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

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Melanie Phillips
Dec 17, 2020
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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…

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