Michel Barnier to update ambassadors as Boris Johnson accused of sacrificing UK fishing industry

European Union ambassadors are convening on Christmas Day to assess the free-trade deal the bloc struck with the UK following nine months of negotiations.

The EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, will update the diplomats on the agreement, reached after months of fraught talks on fishing rights and business rules.

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