‘The UK is about to crash out with no deal by ACCIDENT’: EU’s Barnier says he ‘is more concerned than ever’ after a week of talks with May as she prepares for crunch meeting with Tusk at Arab summit in Egypt
Mrs May and senior ministers visited Brussels this week for talks with senior EU officials
But EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is said to have revealed that Britain could suffer an ‘accidental’ no-deal Brexit
Mr Barnier told a French radio station on Friday that it was time for Mrs May (pictured with the negotiator in November) to take a decision and present a Brexit plan to Parliament
They will meet in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh ahead of the European Union talks with the Arab League.
Nevertheless, May is expected to meet some of her counterparts one-on-one on the sidelines of the meeting to push her case for changes to the divorce agreement.
This could pave the way towards a later breakthrough, perhaps at the next planned full EU summit on March 21 and 22, just a week before Britain leaves the bloc.
‘There will be no deal in the desert in Sharm el-Sheikh, this is a summit between the EU and the Arab states,’ an EU source told reporters in Brussels.
Another official said: ‘It’s an opportunity where everyone can talk, but don’t expect a deal there.’
Downing Street has also dampened hopes of a deal by making a similar warning.
They will meet in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh ahead of the European Union talks with the Arab League.
Nevertheless, May is expected to meet some of her counterparts one-on-one on the sidelines of the meeting to push her case for changes to the divorce agreement.
This could pave the way towards a later breakthrough, perhaps at the next planned full EU summit on March 21 and 22, just a week before Britain leaves the bloc.
‘There will be no deal in the desert in Sharm el-Sheikh, this is a summit between the EU and the Arab states,’ an EU source told reporters in Brussels.
Another official said: ‘It’s an opportunity where everyone can talk, but don’t expect a deal there.’
Downing Street has also dampened hopes of a deal by making a similar warning.
