Brexit Negotiators Want To Start Talking Despite Virus Setbacks
- Talks were on hold with officials on both sides struck down
- U.K. plans to share more legal texts with EU counterparts
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The British government plans to restart talks with the European Union over the two sides’ future relationship as soon as this month after they were thwarted by the coronavirus.
Full negotiations were suspended in March after just one round, with EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier testing positive for the disease and his U.K. counterpart David Frost also isolating himself after showing symptoms. The U.K. government wants to strike a deal by the end of the year and has insisted it won’t extend that deadline despite calls from business to delay amid the pandemic.