Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier have both said a Brexit deal in time will be very difficult, although Barnier said it is still possible. The two are set for talks, also involving Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Their comments follow EU Parliamentary President David Sassoli saying Johnson should feel responsibility for the increasing likelihood of no-deal, and a comment by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, reported by Downing Street, that a deal was “overwhelmingly” unlikely. In an interview with Sky News, May said: “I think we need to make sure there is no cliff-edge on our exit from the European Union.
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier have both said a Brexit deal in time will be very difficult, although Barnier said it is still possible. The two are set for talks, also involving Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Their comments follow EU Parliamentary President David Sassoli saying Johnson should feel responsibility for the increasing likelihood of no-deal, and a comment by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, reported by Downing Street, that a deal was “overwhelmingly” unlikely. All EU leaders are meeting at a summit in the week before 19 October.