EU rejects Irish border proposals and says Brexit talks could still fail

Michel Barnier says the UK wants to cherry-pick its terms and that the EU response is: ‘No way’The EU’s chief negotiator has warned there is still a “risk of failure” in the Brexit negotiations as Brussels continues to reject Britain’s proposals on avoiding a hard border in Ireland.Michel Barnier said on Friday that a quarter of the work needed to complete preparations for the UK to leave the EU next March remained to be done. Continue reading...