"The transition period ends on 31 December" and the UK "will not ask for it to be extended" even if the EU requests it, UK negotiator David Frost said on Thursday 16 April.
"Extending the transition would simply prolong the negotiations, create even more uncertainty, leave us liable to pay more to the EU in future, and keep us bound by evolving EU laws at a time when we need to control our own affairs. In short, it is not in the UK's interest to extend", he added.
On Wednesday, the head of...