EU Brexit head Barnier now in Q&A 28 Feb
- hopes EU legal draft will speed up Brexit talks
- hope to make progress on governance of withdrawal pact
- full EU rules should apply throughout transition
- UK still pushing back on new rules in transition
- still waiting on UK proposals on Northern Ireland
- Irish backstop policy doesn't question UK integrity
- must respect constitution of UK
- will work with politicians in NI
- no guarantee Irish border backstop would be used
Here again is the link for the full 119 page draft from EU
"This Draft Withdrawal Agreement sets out the arrangements for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and from the European Atomic Energy Community. It will now be discussed over the coming weeks with the Council (Article 50) and the Brexit Steering Group of the European Parliament before transmission to the UK authorities for negotiation"
GBP still being sold on the lack of any supportive comments.
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