Boris Johnson set for confrontation with EU chiefs in bid to move on deadlocked Brexit talks
Brussels sources were downplaying the prospect of a breakthrough and said the meeting will take place amid a "gloomy" atmosphere on the EU side.start giving up on a deal."
EU diplomats said Mr Barnier had rejected UK pleas to enter a "tunnel" period of top secret negotiations in July. The strategy - last used in 2018 during talks on the Irish border - means both sides agreeing to an information blackout. It is designed to allow the negotiators to speak more freely and confront sacred cows sealed off from external political pressure.
British officials were hopeful of announcing the move as a positive outcome from the meeting. Brussels' negotiator rejected the plan because it would stop him from keeping restless EU states in the loop.Chief negotiator Michel Barnier will join the chat, after three-and-a-half months of slow progress
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