A month-long series of talks on the Irish border has ended in stalemate, with the UK accused of peddling “imaginary” solutions to very real Brexit problems.
UK plans to either pre-clear trusted traders or collect tariffs on behalf of the EU were again rejected by officials in Brussels last Wednesday 18 April.
“The rejection of the UK customs proposals is not new,” a senior EU source toldEUROPE.
No new proposals were tabled by British negotiators over the course of five separate...