Brexit begins for real: As EU-UK talks start, what do both sides want?
02 March 2020 |
10:52 am
Brexit got done. Or did it? This week, the EU and the UK begin talks on their future relationship. Both sides want a free trade agreement. So, a deal is easy then? Not quite, as Arthur Sullivan explains.
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