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EU Chief Ursula Von Der Leyen Warns UK Trade Deal Deadline 'Impossible'
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Published on January 8, 2020 - Duration: 00:52s
EU Chief Ursula Von Der Leyen Warns UK Trade Deal Deadline 'Impossible'
Boris Johnson has been warned by the new European Commission president it will be “impossible” for the UK and EU to strike a comprehensive new trade deal by the end of the year.In a speech in London on Wednesday, Ursula von der Leyen said the tight negotiating timetable would force the EU to “prioritise” unless there was an extension beyond 2020.