Entering 'the tunnel': what does it mean for the Brexit talks?

Tunnel vision? The UK Brexit secretary, Stephen Barclay (R), with the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier. Photograph: Francisco Seco/APEven by the dramatic standards of Brexit, next week is shaping up to be a key one in deciding how, when and if the UK leaves the EU. It has also reintroduced some slightly confusing jargon. What is ‘the tunnel’?This is a Brussels-coined term for intensified Brexit negotiations intended to take place between small teams from the UK and