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Brexit: EU offer 'remains unacceptable' as trade talks continue overnight
As negotiations on a UK-EU trade deal are set to continue overnight, a British government source has said that "as things stand the offer on the table from the EU remains unacceptable". Both sides now concede that a no-deal outcome is more likely than not when the talks end on Sunday, and Royal Navy gunboats have been readied to patrol UK waters to prevent illegal fishing in the event of a no-deal Brexit on 1 January. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von de Leyen are expected to continue speaking tomorrow. The government source said: "Talks are continuing overnight, but ... (full story)