Irish leader Leo Varadkar warns EU has upper hand in Brexit trade talks
To get a trade deal, the UK would have to give legal assurances it would not undercut the EU, says chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier
27 January 2020 - 20:03
Dublin — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said the European Union will have the upper hand in trade talks with the UK as the bloc’s chief negotiator warned of the risk of a disruptive cliff-edge Brexit for business at the end of 2020.
Britain leaves the EU on Friday and the two sides will formally begin trade talks in the coming weeks during a “business as usual” transition period that ends in December...
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