Brexit Transition Period 'Not A Given', Michel Barnier Warns UK

Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, has warned a transition period for the UK after Brexit in March 2019 is “not a given”.Speaking in Brussels on Friday, Barnier also said the UK’s decision to leave the EU single market and customs union will mean Northern Ireland border checks are “unavoidable”.In a swipe and Brexit secretary David Davis, Barnier added he had not been in the least bit “discourteous or vindictive” during the