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Le crunch: are the Brexit talks doomed before they begin?

Two irreconcilable versions of Brexit are about to collide

29 February 2020

9:00 AM

29 February 2020

9:00 AM

When Boris Johnson and the new European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met in Downing Street last month, they agreed on one thing immediately: that it was time to stop the sniping, animosity and backbiting that had characterised the first round of the Brexit talks. The Prime Minister emphasised that Britain wanted to be the EU’s close friend and ally.

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