LONDON – Britain’s business minister said Friday that U.K.-EU trade talks are at a “difficult” point, as British officials poured cold water on hopes of an imminent breakthrough — and France said it could veto any agreement it didn’t like.U.K.
Business Secretary Alok Sharma said Britain was “committed to reaching an agreement.”“But, of course, time is short and we are in a difficult phase.
There’s no denying that,” he told the BBC. “There are a number of tricky issues that still have to be resolved.”EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier, his British counterpart David Frost and their teams remained locked in talks in a London conference center Friday after a week of late-night sessions fueled by deliveries of sandwiches and pizza.U.K.