Brexit in the news. 03/09/2020.

• Michel Barnier he will ‘never yield’ to Brexiteers attempting to ‘destroy’ the EU. The New European, 3rd September 2020.
• U.K. Races to Fix ‘Critical Gaps’ Exposed in Brexit Border Plan. Bloomberg, 3rd September 2020.
• Brexit: EU rejects UK proposal for reuniting child asylum seekers. The Guardian, 3rd September 2020.
• A return to the Corn Laws in the 21st Century – lessons from the past on keeping food affordable. Best for Britain, 3rd September 2020.
• Germany: EU will ‘close ranks’ in last weeks of Brexit talks. Politico, 3rd September 2020.
• Germany Supports EU Chief Brexit Negotiator in Show of Unity. Bloomberg, 3rd September 2020.
• Government Gets Power to Build Brexit Lorry Parks Across England. Bloomberg, 3rd September 2020.

Not to mention several threads on the threatened appointment of Tony Abbott as a trade negotiator. Interviewed on Sky News, Matt Hancock was asked about Abbott’s homophobic and misogynistic past, to which he replied “He’s also an expert on trade.” Apparently not, as the following tweet shows:

He advocated the UK unilaterally scrap trade barriers for the EU. Without a free trade agreement with the EU that would violate WTO non-discrimination rules (MFN in GATT Art.1)

He then claimed that the EU would be bound to reciprocate https://t.co/niAIkqb25g

— Peter Ungphakorn (@CoppetainPU) September 3, 2020