The UK Cabinet secretary David Lidington remained cautiously optimistic about Brexit talks and said that it is still possible to have a deal in 24 hours though is not definite.
Key quotes:
“¢ We are not quite there yet, but almost in touching distance now.
“¢ N.Irish backstop issue is one of the outstanding issues.
“¢ People in the country want us to get on with this
“¢ There does come a point when contingency plans have to be stepped up for no-deal Brexit.
“¢ November EU summit is still possible.
“¢ Our partners do not want the backstop to be activated ever.
“¢ The backstop has to be temporary.
“¢ We should have the ability to have an independent trade policy after Brexit.
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