PoliticsBrexit Negotiators Call Political Backup as Patience FraysEU’s Barnier accuses Britain of backtracking on commitmentsPressure grows on Johnson and Von der Leyen to break deadlockFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftExpandMichel Barnier on June 5.Photographer: Yves Herman/AFP via Getty ImagesFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftGift this articleContact us:Provide news feedback or report an errorConfidential tip?Send a tip to our reportersSite feedback:Take our SurveyNew WindowFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftBy Ian Wishart and Joe MayesJune 5, 2020 at 11:15 AM UTCUpdated on June 5, 2020 at 3:58 PM UTCBookmarkSaveLock This article is for subscribers only.Sign up to our Brexit Bulletin, follow us @Brexit and subscribe to our podcast.British and European Union negotiators called on their political leaders to break the deadlocked negotiations over the two sides’ future relationship amid signs patience is wearing thin.