Brexit trade deal delayed by last-minute fishing hitch, says Irish FM
The Irish Foreign Minister has said that the expected announcement of a post-Brexit trade deal has been delayed after a “last-minute hitch” regarding the “small text” of the fisheries agreement.
Speaking on Thursday morning, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney told RTE radio that the announcement of a long-await post-Brexit trade deal is still expected at some point on Thursday.
But "there is some sort of last-minute hitch” between the UK and EU, relating to the “small text” of the fisheries agreement.
“I had hoped to be talking to you this morning in parallel with big announcements happening in both London and Brussels, but we still expect those later on today,” Coveney said.
He asserted that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson “had been due to hold a news conference around now. That hasn’t happened.”
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