Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in London, Britain, January 8 2020. Picture: REUTERS/TOBY MELVILLE
The person, who spoke under condition of anonymity, added that ways to settle future trade disputes and guarantee economic fair play for companies were also not yet settled. Britain's chief negotiator David Frost told reporters after arriving in Brussels on Sunday that his team would be working hard to try to get a deal.
Experts have warned that a no-deal scenario would cause huge long-term disruption to the British economy.A majority of Johnson's ministers would be willing to back him if he decides a deal is not in British interests, the Times newspaper reported, saying 13 cabinet ministers had confirmed they would do so.
But Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney, a key figure in Brexit talks over the years since Britain's Brexit referendum in 2016, said it was not credible for the British government to suggest it could manage a no-deal. There will be more elaborate checks at borders, leading to delays in supplies affecting a range of industries, particularly those that rely on just-in-time deliveries.
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