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Brexit trade deal close as clocks ticks towards deadline for agreement after nine months of negotiations
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxThe UK and Brussels appeared close to finally striking a post-Brexit trade deal on Wednesday as speculation mounted that both sides were poised to make an announcement.Britain and the EU were understood to have made progress on their differences over fishing rights and “level playing field” mechanisms on competition issues as the clock ticked down to the December 31 deadline for the end of the Brexit transition period.It follows nine months of intense, and at times rancorous, negotiations.Earlier in the day, Downing Street struck a more upbeat than usual stance on the talks as a senior source said the unveiling of a deal before Christmas Eve was “possible”, but not certain.However, in what was being seen as a warning.
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