Flagging Brexit Negotiations Revive the Specter of No Deal Again
- Officials on both sides now talk of failing to reach an accord
- Johnson preparing an announcement on state aid to break logjam
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As trade talks with the European Union started to flag in June, Boris Johnson borrowed a phrase from a series of 1950s gasoline ads, promising he would “put a tiger in the tank” to rev up the negotiations.
As September approaches, it’s clear that engine has stalled. The negotiations now risk ending in failure.