Brexit talks falter as UK claims EU is hardening negotiating stance
by Daniel Boffey in Brussels and Lisa O'Carroll in Lo from World news | The Guardian on (#5B5X0)
Progress stalls as robust lobbying from France alleged and tussle ensues over UK subsidies regulator
Brexit negotiations took a sudden step backwards Thursday afternoon Downing Street said, after furious French lobbying pushed the EU to make late demands.
The apparent eleventh hour hardening of the EU position was said to have destabilised the protracted talks, peeling back progress made over the previous 24 hours.
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