From my perspective, I don't see the European Union offering any new prime minister a better or very different deal to what was on offer to Theresa May, this idea that a new prime minister will be a tougher negotiator and will put it up to the EU and get a much better deal for Britain? That's not how the EU works.

Simon Coveney

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Real Q: Does UKG actually want an agreed way forward or a further breakdown in relations?

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My understanding is that the British government is not likely to trigger Article 16, it would be a hugely problematic backward step in relationships between the UK government and the EU institutions at a time actually when we are trying to build trust.

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I would be open to advocating for modest extensions of grace periods.

Simon Coveney

The supermarket shelves were full before Christmas and there are some issues now in terms of supply chains and so that’s clearly a Brexit issue.

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I think both sides do want a deal and they want a deal now, my view is that a deal can be done, but it really needs to be done within the next few days.

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