London:
British finance minister Rishi Sunak mentioned on Thursday that he was confident and hopeful that a Brexit trade deal could be struck with the European Union – and that the shape of the deal was clear.
With just 5 weeks left till the United Kingdom lastly exits the EU’s orbit, each sides are attempting to attain a trade deal that would prevent a tumultuous finale to the 5-year Brexit crisis.
“There is a lot of work going on, and I think with a constructive attitude and goodwill on all sides we can get there,” Sunak told Sky. “It’s clear what the shape of the deal looks like.”
“I am hopeful that the EU will see that the vast majority of what we’re asking for are things that they’ve already agreed with other countries,” Sunak mentioned. “The teams are hard at work.”
European Commission head, Ursula von der Leyen, mentioned on Thursday that the bloc was prepared for the possibility of Britain leaving the EU devoid of a new trade accord regardless of “genuine progress” in the tortuous Brexit talks.
An official involved in the negotiations mentioned a deal was doable, but not probably ahead of the weekend at the earliest. An EU diplomat mentioned it was far more probably to come subsequent week.
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