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UK & EU should do trade deal as Brexit transition closes at year-end – Raab UK & EU should do trade deal at year end as Brexit transition closes – Raab
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Britain and the European Union should get a trade deal done by the end of the year to stop any additional uncertainty, Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said on Wednesday. London stands by the timetable to end a transition period in December, Reuters quoted him as saying. Britain and the European Union should get a trade deal done by the end of the year to avoid adding to existing uncertainty, Foreign Minister Dominic Raab stated on Wednesday. London stands by the timetable to end a transition period in December, Reuters quoted him as saying.
“Let’s be very clear about it, our position is unchanged. The transition period ends on the 31st of December, that is enshrined in law,” Raab told parliament. “Let’s be very clear about it: our position is unchanged. The transition period ends on 31 December. That is enshrined in law,” Raab told parliament.
“There is no intention of changing that,” Raab said. The two sides should “focus on removing any additional uncertainty, doing a deal by the end of the year and allowing both the UK and the EU and all of its member states to bounce back as we come through the coronavirus,” he added. “There is no intention of changing that,” the minister said. The two sides should “focus on removing any additional uncertainty, doing a deal by the end of the year and allowing both the UK and the EU, and all of its member states, to bounce back as we come through the coronavirus,” he added.