Macron Is the Wild Card in the U.K.’s Attempt to Get an EU Deal
- French president’s focus on fisheries likely to be significant
- There can be no overall trade agreement without a deal on fish
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It looks increasingly like Emmanuel Macron holds the key to whether the U.K. and European Union will get a trade deal.
Officials on both sides of the negotiations see the French president as the wild card who could scupper an agreement at the last minute if he thinks there’s more to gain by refusing to compromise.