Time-wasting UK makes post-Brexit deal unlikely, says EU chief

Michel Barnier says talks often go backwards not forwards as UK fails to grasp EU red lines

Michel Barnier has accused the British government of wasting valuable time" and making unlikely" a post-Brexit deal between the EU and the UK.

With barely two months to go until the EU-imposed deadline of late October for a deal, the EU's chief negotiator said: Frankly I am disappointed and I am worried." Barnier added he was a little surprised" because Boris Johnson had told EU leaders earlier this summer he wanted progress by July.