Barnier pours scorn on Johnson`s spokesman ahead of trade talks
(The Guardian World News)

EU negotiator signals future relationship negotiations are on course for acrimonious startWhy chlorinated chicken is centre of the table in UK-EU talksAll the day´s political news - liveNegotiations over Britain´s future relationship with the EU appear on course for an acrimonious start after Michel Barnier poured scorn on Boris Johnson´s spokesman and suggested the new Northern Ireland secretary did not understand the withdrawal agreement.Barnier said he expected the talks, starting on Monday, to be `very difficult` but pronounced Brussels as `ready` following the official sign-off by EU ministers of their instructions for their chief negotiator. Continue reading...