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In an attempt to break the deadlock in negotiations, the EU is understood to have demanded a 10-15 year review of any post-Brexit trade deal with the UK, which critics say means a future pro-EU government in the UK you could quickly reverse any deal or deal made. The revision means that a future government could simply “pass” into the EU, breaking all the progress made by current UK negotiators. The move has sparked a furious backlash from a group of Brexit supporters, who have warned that such a proposal would push the UK further away from the negotiating table and have demanded that the “Review Clause” be rejected entirely.
For the EU to demand this so late in the negotiations is absolutely absurd. They are desperate, and this lack of respect shown to Lord Frost and our Government is shocking.
The Get Britain Out group warned that even if Brussels is willing to make further commitments in an initial deal under these terms, “the sole purpose would be to entice the government to accept what is already likely to be an unfair deal, only to reverse or make modifications to the trade agreement later in the future, when possibly a more pro-EU Prime Minister will be in place. “
Get Britain Out Director Jayne Adye said: “For the EU to demand this so late in the negotiations is absolutely absurd. They are desperate, and this lack of respect shown to Lord Frost and our Government is shocking.
“Trade agreements evolve and change naturally over time. However, a proposal to try to do a full renegotiation in a given number of years is different from any other agreement the EU has.
“Once again, the EU refuses to listen to what the UK wants, and our red lines were established at the beginning of these negotiations.
Ultimate Brexit: EU move to bind UK to Brussels rules has sparked furious backlash (Image: GETTY)
“There does not need to be a single agreement with far-reaching powers and new mechanisms. The UK should be treated in the same way as any other country negotiating with the EU.”
“This is nothing more than a blatant attempt by the EU to kick the can down the road, in the hope that a remnant government will stroll Downing Street at some point in the future.
“A government that could be happy to give in to their demands, break any existing trade agreements and sign the UK for continued servitude to Brussels.
“This should not and MUST NOT happen.
Ultimate Brexit: UK Warned Not To Accept Informed EU Proposal (Image: GETTY)
“It is time for the EU to finally understand that we voted to Leave the EU in the 2016 referendum, and these discussions and flirtations with extensions and re-entry to the EU will not continue.
“The UK wants to be friends with the EU. However, it makes no sense to be friends with a nation that intends to stab us in the back. We will not return to this issue for years to come.
“The UK’s focus must be on our global future and not on the decrepit and economically stagnant European Union.”
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Ultimate Brexit: Ursula von der Leyen warned that the next few days in trade deal negotiations with the UK will be ‘decisive’ (Image: GETTY)
8.57am update: Britain vows to FIGHT the EU threat to ban the sale of our sausages in Northern Ireland
Britain has vowed to fight an attempt by stubborn Brussels bureaucrats to impose a blockade on British sausages and hamburgers shipped to Northern Ireland after Brexit.
Eurocrats insist that exports of dozens of fresh meat products to the province should be banned due to the bloc’s bureaucracy.
But in late-breaking talks about the crisis, British officials have refused to give in to demands that would cut off much-loved food supplies in the region.
A UK Government spokesperson said: “We will ensure that there is no ban on the trade of sausages from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
“We are working to find a suitable solution through the Joint Committee process.”
Ultimate Brexit: UK and EU are trying to make breakthrough in negotiations (Image: EXPRESS)
8.47am update: ‘The next few days are going to be decisive’ VDL warns EU is poised for no-deal outcome
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has warned that there is no guarantee of a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK and warned that the next few days will be crucial for the two sides to reach an agreement.
She told the European Parliament: “The next few days will be decisive. The European Union is well prepared for a no-deal scenario.”
“With very little time to go, we will do everything in our power to reach an agreement. We are ready to be creative.”
8:30 am update: ‘We just have to keep the Irish border open’ – Warning from Joe Biden
Joe Biden has once again stressed the importance of keeping the Irish border open after Brexit.
He spoke with Boris Johnson earlier this month during one of his first phone calls to other world leaders as president-elect, and he made it clear that Brexit would not jeopardize the Northern Ireland peace process.
Biden told reporters in Wilmington, Delaware: “We don’t want a policed border. We want to make sure: we have worked too hard to make Ireland work, and I spoke to the British prime minister, I spoke to the Taoiseach, I spoke to others, I spoke to the French.
“The idea of having a north and south border closed again is simply not correct, we just have to keep the border open.”
In September, he tweeted: “We cannot allow the Good Friday Agreement that brought peace to Northern Ireland to become a victim of Brexit.”
“Any trade agreement between the US and the UK must depend on respecting the Agreement and preventing the return of a firm border. Period.”
Ultimate Brexit: Joe Biden has re-emphasized the importance of an Irish border (Image: GETTY)
8.03am update: What exodus? The EU’s dreams of seizing financial power are shattered as the UK achieves a major victory
Concerns prompted by Project Fear about a post-Brexit exodus from the City of London have proven to be totally unfounded, and at least 1,500 companies have already indicated their intention to continue accessing UK markets in accordance with special provisions introduced ago. two years ago, a prominent financier and prominent Brexiteer has said.
Daniel Hodson, director of the London Clearing House, said the figure was many times greater than the number of companies that had applied for licenses to operate in France, underscoring the City’s role as a “pan-European asset” that overshadows to any other financial asset. center in the European Union.
Hodson, who is also a former deputy CEO of the Nationwide Building Society, outlined his points during a webinar hosted by think tank Bruges Group on Thursday.
He subsequently told Express.co.uk: “In July 2018, the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) jointly announced a Temporary Permit Scheme (TPR) to allow qualified companies from the European Economic Area ( EEA, not EU) will continue to access the UK markets and all their benefits, including high liquidity.
7.45am update: EU demands Brexit deal to be reviewed in 10 years, sparking UK ire: “They don’t get it!
The EU is understood to have demanded a review of any post-Brexit trade deals with the UK, as negotiations remain stalled on fisheries deals.
Britain and Brussels are said to be “still miles apart in fishing” as the transition deadline is alarmingly approaching on December 31.
The talks are not expected to resume in person this week after UK negotiator David Frost faced another hurdle last week due to a coronavirus outbreak in the EU’s main negotiating team, Michel Barnier.
The UK has now offered a “review clause” on any fisheries deal after three to five years in an attempt to appease the EU.
But the bloc is said to want this to happen in 10 to 15 years.
A source said: “They still don’t get it.
“They are still demanding basically 80 per cent of the access that they now have to UK waters and they stick to that demand.”
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