EU Said to Mull Tougher Warning on No-Deal Brexit If Talks Stall
- U.K. could be warned Brexit transition deal is in danger
- Irish senator dismisses U.K. ideas as ‘Willy Wonka’ thinking
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The European Union is weighing a much stronger warning on the risk of Brexit talks collapsing without a deal if the U.K. fails to lay out its position in more detail next month, said a person familiar with the matter.
The bloc has made clear Britain needs to show a more detailed view of how it intends to keep the Irish border open by the time EU leaders gather at the end of June -- as yet, Prime Minister Theresa May hasn’t produced the firm, written proposals the EU regards as necessary to move negotiations forward.