Officials remove the British flag at European Union Council in Brussels, Belgium January 31, 2020. — Reuters pic
But Michael Gove, one of his senior ministers, struck a more conciliatory tone yesterday, saying the door was still ajar to a deal if the bloc was willing to compromise. “We hope that the EU will change their position; we’re certainly not saying if they do change their position that we can’t talk to them,” he said.EU diplomats and officials cast Johnson’s move as little more than rhetoric, portraying it as a frantic bid to secure concessions before a last-minute deal was done, and European leaders have asked Barnier to continue talks.German Chancellor Angela Merkel said compromises on both sides would be needed.
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