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Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Sunday that a Brexit deal was “very difficult but very doable” and that great strides should be made in talks this week. He threatened that failure to reach an agreement this week would cause “real problems.” Speaking to Sophy Ridge on Sky News, Coveney said: “When I say that if an agreement is not reached this week we have real problems, I mean it.
“We are running out of time now. There is a ratification process, especially by the EU, which takes some time.”
“The EU Parliament has to approve this in discussions with all the EU capitals.
“EU leaders have to come together to sign any agreement.
“Once there is a political agreement, if there is one between the two teams, which is a big yes at this stage, putting together the final legal text of that agreement also takes time and there are only 47 days left in the year.
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“This week is move-in week. We have a lot of progress to make this week.
“Hopefully we can solve the big problems in principle this week so that later we can finalize the text and achieve the ratification of this agreement.
“People also have to see the bigger picture here. Europe and the UK are fighting to overcome the COVID virus.
“We have to start looking to the future and create some optimism and positivity, building a partnership between the UK and the EU for the future.
Johnson is ready to embark on a major effort to strengthen relationships with conservative advocates, the reports suggest.
According to the Daily Mail, tensions escalated in Downing Street when the prime minister was shown informative “hostile texts” against Ms Symonds, which had been forwarded to him.
Former Brexit secretary David Davis told the BBC that many within No. 10 had “turned” against Cummings.
He said: “It is said … people ranging from Allegra (Stratton) – the Prime Minister’s new spokesperson – to his (Johnson’s) fiancee, Carrie, turned against him.
“The relationship with the Prime Minister fell off a cliff. And once he’s gone, he’s gone.”
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