Brexit deal seems unlikely as UK, EU stick to guns
Bianca Rahimi
Press TV, London
With just hours to go before yet another Brexit deadline, the European Union and the United Kingdom are still in deadlock.
The EU’s chief negotiator says there is a chance of getting an agreement but the path to such an agreement is very narrow. Both sides are calling for compromise. The UK wants EU boats to lose automatic access to British fishing waters but the EU says if that happens, the UK will have to pay.
Mr. Barnier says the EU will not sign a deal that will undercut its single market of 450 million consumers. For its part, the UK says it cannot agree to become the only country in the world that does not have sovereign control over its fisheries.
Westminster certainly doesn’t want nearly a trillion dollars’ worth of EU-UK trade to be hit with tariffs and quotas beyond Dec. 31. And so, hours before yet another deadline, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that a no deal scenario is "very likely" unless the EU position changes "substantially." The PM is confident the UK will be fine though, whatever the outcome.
Meanwhile, long queues are forming as trucks and lorries try to cross into continental Europe. Logistics companies have reported a surge in demand for imports ahead of a potential no-deal Brexit as companies rush to stockpile.
The chief executive of the Port of Dover has called for urgent government support to prevent “hold-ups.” If a deal is not reached by 31 of December, the UK will have to start trading on World Trade Organization rules. Boris Johnson has called on all UK businesses to prepare for this.
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