EU’s Barnier Has ‘Trust’ Issue With U.K. Over Unclear Brexit
- Chief negotiator warns against idleness as Brexit clock ticks
- Barnier responds to Johnson’s remark that EU can ‘go whistle’
Barnier Says EU Needs to Know U.K.'s Brexit Positions
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The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, issued his second stern warning to the U.K. in the space of a week, demanding Theresa May’s government make its positions clear so talks on its withdrawal from the bloc can start making progress.
“We can’t remain idle as the clock’s ticking,” said an exasperated-sounding Barnier, when he briefed journalists in Brussels on Wednesday. “We need to know on which points we agree and on which points we disagree so that we can negotiate in earnest.”