UK officials are told to stop attending EU meetings from 1 September unless they concern 'significant national interest'.
"The EU is ready to find a solution, but for that there is no need to re-open the Withdrawal Agreement. It is a question of future ties. Britain needs to decide which way it goes," the German Chancellor said.In a response last night, Boris Johnson claimed he remained confident a deal could be reached.
"But clearly, one thing that slightly I think complicates the picture is that our EU friends still clearly think that there is a possibility that parliament will block Brexit. Speaking to Sky News, the chairman of the Brexit Select Committee, Hilary Benn said:"What does he do on the 1st November? That is when the problems will begin.
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