No 10: UK aim is to `restore independence` from EU by end of year
(The Guardian World News)

Spokesman says objective is to end transition period by 1 January with or without trade dealAll the day´s political developments - liveBritain´s main goal in trade talks with the EU will be to `restore economic and political independence from 1 January`, No 10 has said, as the government prepares to publish its negotiating aims on Thursday.Boris Johnson´s official spokesman said the `primary objective` was ending the transition period by the end of the year, regardless of whether a deal had been struck. Continue reading...