'Last real major week': UK FM Raab says upcoming week 'very significant' for Brexit

Britain’s Foreign Minister Dominic Raab on vember 29 said that upcoming week would be “very significant” for Brexit. UK-EU negotiators are striving to strike a deal to govern ir tring relationship once UK’s post-Brexit transition period ends in January 2021. While speaking to BBC, Raab referred to time period as “last real major week subject to any furr postponement". He also ded that negotiations were w down to two basic issues, furr hinting possibility of a deal if EU showed pragmatism. 

On Saturday, teams from Britain and European Union were holding face-to-face talks on a post-Brexit tre deal, with both sides sounding gloomy about striking an agreement in little time that remains. EU chief negotiator Micheal Barnier returned to London to meet his UK counterpart, David Frost. Ahe of travelling to UK, Barnier h said that “some significant divergence persists”. deline is nearing and many feel that United Kingdom would have to exit bloc without a deal. 

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Over past week, talks have been continuing via video links, however, on Friday Barnier travelled to London after briefing EU ambassors and members of European Parliament on talks. Ahe of in-person talks, his UK counterpart David Frost also pledged to do his bit to ensure that he freezes deal. While taking to Twitter, he said that an EU-UK post-Brexit deal was "still possible”.

Frost said that he would continue negotiating on behalf of Britain, ding he would stop if re is proof to contrary. Furr, he also ded that for a deal to be possible, EU must fully respect UK’s sovereignty, including giving country freedom to decide on subsidy control system and fishing rights. 

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UK PM amant on ‘better deal’ 

Meanwhile, deal between United Kingdom and European Union hit a stumbling block after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government me it clear that y would like to keep control of its fishing waters post-Brexit.  United Kingdom wants to take back control of its water, however, European Union is seeking access as most of its ships fish in English waters 89-90 per cent of time. But negotiations have hit a speed-breaker because UK sells majority of its fish exports to EU and bloc is threatening to impose tariffs if it doesn't allow its vessels to fish in English waters.

It is said that Johnson is amant on a "better deal" for United Kingdom, even though it means a -deal outcome. UK business groups, on or hand, have been pushing PM to secure a deal, saying that several companies have been stretched to breaking point by pandemic and ar round of lockdowns. Without EU deal, Britain-based firms face hefty tariffs, quotas and or barriers to doing business with country’s biggest export market starting on January 1. 

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