Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, has popped up in a Sunday newspaper warning Boris Johnson that he must keep his promises if a deal is to be finalised by the end of the year.
But this is exactly what the Government says about the EU — that it has broken its word. The specific charge against Brussels is that it has withdrawn the offer of a Canada-style trade agreement, and is demanding the UK continues to abide by EU rules as though it were still a member of the organisation.
