Britain 'Won't Give Up Sovereignty' To Secure Brexit Deal

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- Sam Lister And Joe Barnes

BRITAIN will not cave in to EU demands to give up sovereignty in order to push a trade deal over the line, Downing Street has insisted.

Brussels sources said 95 per cent of the agreement on future relations is done but some compromise is needed.

However No 10 insisted its negotiating position is clear and it will not swap sovereignty for new trading terms. “We remain clear that we want an agreement that recognises the UK as a sovereign nation,” a spokesman said. “That remains the case.”

Talks are continuing online as an EU official tested positive for Covid. It is hoped that face-to-face negotiations will resume at the end of next week as both sides battle for a breakthrough.