The UK Times reports, the newspaper is gated, but here is the link
- Theresa May's chief Brexit negotiator has told ministers that they have no chance of striking a bespoke trade deal with the European Union
- Oliver Robbins briefed secretaries of state before their meeting at Chequers on Friday
- understood to have painted a bleak picture of the state of negotiations
- Said Michel Barnier, his EU counterpart, was under no pressure from European leaders to soften his tough stance
(bolding mine)
And so the Brexit train wobbles along ……
