UK will not extend Brexit transition period beyond 31st December, says Michael Gove
Telegraph, 12 Jun 2020
There will not be an extension to the Brexit transition period, the European Commission said on Friday, before warning Britain it must now get ready to police the border in the Irish Sea.
Michael Gove told Maros Sefcovic, a commission vice-president, that Britain would not ask for a delay to the period beyond the end of the year in a meeting of the joint committee on the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement.
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Michael Gove told Maros Sefcovic, a commission vice-president, that Britain would not ask for a delay to the period beyond the end of the year in a meeting of the joint committee on the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement.
Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/06/12/eu-finally-accepts-will-no-extension-brexit-transition-period/?WT.mc_id=tmg_youtube_offsite_televideo-youtubevideo_12JuneBrexit&utm_source=tmgoff&utm_medium=tmg_youtube&utm_content=offsite_televideo&utm_campaign=tmg_youtube_offsite_televideo-youtubevideo_12JuneBrexit
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