Brexit Negotiators Move Close to Breaking Impasse Over Fish
- Two sides are zeroing in on a potential compromise over quotas
- Breakthrough would pave way to reach a deal by mid-November
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U.K. and European Union officials are zeroing in on a solution to break the eight-month deadlock over one of the biggest obstacles to their planned trade deal.
In a sign that an agreement could be struck by the mid-November deadline set by both sides, a compromise is emerging on the issue of what access EU boats will have to U.K. fishing waters, according to two people with knowledge of the EU side of the discussions.