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Michel Barnier traveled to London this afternoon for informal post-Brexit business talks with his British counterpart David Frost in Downing Street. The unscheduled visit comes after five months of turbulent negotiations, which have left both sides on the brink of a no-deal outcome at the formal end of the transition period on December 31.
The visit to the capital comes ahead of the eighth round of negotiations that will begin in London on September 7, with several outstanding issues on trade, fisheries and state aid still high on the agenda.
However, a survey of more than 7,000 Express.co.uk Readers, he has found that the overwhelming majority believe Barnier is wasting his time and that the Prime Minister should send him back to Brussels.
The survey carried out on September 1 between 12.55 and 8 p.m. Express.co.uk asked 7,837 readers “Should Boris Johnson send Michel Barnier back to Brussels?”
A whopping 97 percent (7,605) of the people sending Johnson should send the EU negotiator back to Europe and vote in favor.
Just over 2.5 per cent (211) of those polled thought Barnier should remain in the UK for talks and voted against.
Meanwhile, less than 0.5 percent (21) of people remained unsure and said they did not know.
Various passionate Express.co.uk Readers express their feelings in the comment section, with many urging the UK to end the talks and leave without agreement or without the terms of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
One user said: “Hope they send Barnier packing, the talks are over. It is not trade that the EU wants, it is vassalage and capitulation. The WTO is the only option if the UK wants to retain its sovereignty and independence.
The UK’s chief negotiator said the EU’s insistence on accepting its terms on state aid and fisheries had made a deal “unnecessarily difficult”.
This afternoon, the prime minister’s spokesman said: “We will continue to work hard to reach an agreement and look forward to the next round next week.
“We believe that an agreement is still possible and continues to be our goal, but it is clear that it will not be easy to achieve.”
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