Barnier ‘lobbied to stop May withdrawing article 50 in two years’
EU negotiator requested ‘red line’ amid fears PM could ‘abuse’ process to extend negotiations, Brussels sources say
The EU’s chief negotiator lobbied for the UK to be barred from stopping the article 50 process without the rest of the union’s consent, it has been claimed.Senior Brussels sources say Michel Barnier asked for the line stopping the UK from unilaterally reversing the process to be included in a European parliament resolution that passed on Wednesda
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