EU head Brexit negotiator stepping up to the mic 28 Feb
- very important moment for Brexit talks
- must pick up the pace of Brexit talks
- draft agreement contains no surprises for UK
- it is the legal text of agreements already made with UK
Ah, but will they see it that way Mr B ? Leaks of this document aside of course.
- citizens rights will be protected
- draft Brexit treaty allows for different arrangements later to avoid hard Irish border
- Irish deal will apply from end of transition
- UK single market access can be suspended during transition
Watch it live here
Full draft agreement here. Happy reading!
Meanwhile GBPUSD lower at 1.3865 with EURGBP up to 0.8814 and GBPJPY 148.45 all on days lows for the pound. I did warn I couldn't see anything too bullish in today's release.
