Brexit weekly briefing: Fox's trade narrative derailed by chlorinated chicken

Welcome to the Guardian’s weekly Brexit briefing, a summary of developments as the UK heads to the EU door marked “exit”.Round two of the preparatory talks on a Brexit settlement took place over four days in Brussels, and were described by the Brexit secretary, David Davis – who was there for the beginning and end – as “robust”.Some progress was seemingly made, but the EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, stressed at the closing press conference