Ireland's deputy PM Simon Coveney spoke over the weekend, saying the EU - UK trade deal after Brexit is "probably going to take longer than a year"
The background to this … ICYMI … is that the UK is to leave the EUR on January 31 2020 and enter an 11 month transition period. Thus by December 31 2020 a deal between the EU and UK will not exist, unless its agreed to by then - something Coveney says is unlikely.
(Will the December 31 deadline be extended, like deadlines often are? According to UK PM Johnson, no it will not.)
Other Brexit / UK news over the weekend:
- Weekend Brexit news - Croatia's PM threatens to block London access to EU markets
- Bank of England MPC member Vlieghe says he is ready to cut interest rates if data does not improve
- Weekend ICYMI - Bank of England policy maker tips the scales towards an imminent rate cut (maybe)
Speaking of exits:
Hamexit?
Megxit?
