“Maros Sefcovic has said it’s ‘simply not acceptable’.” https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/eu-issues-furious-rebuke-uk-26945015
“For all that Truss had expressed confidence she would be able to build momentum in favour of a deal, Šefčovič…
“Truss’s part in EU talks began with the threat to trigger Article 16, but her ‘hard-Brexit’ rhetoric is unlikely to…
“Commission’s Brexit negotiator calls for UK and David Frost to ‘double their efforts’.” https://www.politico.eu/article/sefcovic-i-feel-like-the-only-one-in-a-hurry/amp/
“Frost’s change of tone may reflect a conclusion in Downing Street that the weeks before Christmas are not an ideal…
“A number of ambassadors are understood to have called for a ‘calm, methodical and proportionate’ response if the UK triggers…
“Sefcovic said Brussels wouldn’t be shy in acting swiftly, firmly and resolutely to ensure the UK abides by its international…
“The EU has no intention of letting the UK wriggle out of what it signed up to.” https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/eu-warns-patience-is-wearing-thin-on-uk-s-approach-to-ni-protocol-1.4586890?mode=amp&__twitter_impression=true
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