Brussels Brexit chief offers glimmer of hope, but London says threat of article 16 still on the table
A glimmer of hope of a solution to the dispute over the Northern Ireland Brexit arrangements has emerged after a fourth week of talks ended on Friday.
After a downbeat assessment one week ago and the threat of a trade war being triggered, the European commission vice-president Maroš Šefčovič said there had been a change in tone from the UK’s Brexit minister, David Frost, this week.