BRUSSELS: Hopes for a negotiated Brexit deal were fading on Friday as EU negotiator Michel Barnier separately met senior British and Irish ministers for another round of inconclusive talks.
Barclay adopted a more optimistic tone after his meeting but was unable to point to any concrete progress."Well, I think there's still a long way to go. I think we are coming to the moment of truth in these negotiations, we will see if there is political will on both sides," Barclay said. This came as Johnson continues to insist that the deal must do away with the so-called"backstop" clause that his predecessor Theresa May agreed to.
"We are committed to securing a deal. We're committed to leaving on Oct 31, but that deal has to be without the backstop. Parliament has rejected the backstop three times," Barclay said.
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