The European Union has warned Britain against “backtracking” on the promises delivered over the UK’s divorce from the bloc.
Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier said at a press conference in Brussels on Tuesday that “all our points of agreement are now closed,” under the deal made by British Prime Minister Theresa May last week.
“We will be vigilant. We will not accept any backtracking from the UK,” Barnier added.
The chief EU negotiator said there was “no possibility” that London and Brussels could conclude a free trade agreement by the time Britain leaves in March 2019.
The warning came after Britain’s Brexit Minister David Davis said that the crucial deal between the EU and the UK on separation arrangements was a “statement of intent,” rather than “legally enforceable.”
Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s Brexit coordinator, censured Davis for his comments and said his description of the agreement was “unacceptable,” adding…