Michel Barnier warned of "very serious divergences" in a level playing field after closing the first round of post-Brexit trade talks with the United Kingdom's chief negotiator David Frost. The EU's chief Brexit negotiator stressed that a good deal remained "possible", but was complicated by the "many...serious divergences".
The UK government has just released its own statement about the end of the first round of talks with the EU. A spokesperson said:
"These are going to be tough negotiations – this is just the first round. In some areas there seems to be a degree of common understanding of how to take the talks forward.
In other areas, such as fishing, governance, criminal justice and the so-called ‘level playing field’ issues there are, as expected, significant differences. The UK team made clear that, on 1 January 2021, we would regain our legal and economic independence – and that the future relationship must reflect that fact."
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