EUROPEAN UNION officials want to see the Brexit transition period pushed beyond the December 2020 deadline, arguing 11 months is simply not enough time to lay down the terms of a free trade agreement.
The bloc’s stance is at odds with that of Boris Johnson, who has ruled out a longer timeframe and insisted the UK would have sufficient time to thrash out a deal with Brussels. Trade talks cannot legally start until the UK leaves the EU on January 31. This is looking more likely than ever due to the healthy majority secured by the Conservatives in last week’s election which paves the way for Mr Johnson’s deal to pass through Parliament.
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