The latest round of talks between London and the EU, which have been underway in person in Brussels since 29 June, ended quietly on Thursday 2 July with a communiqué from UK and EU negotiators David Frost and Michel Barnier respectively.
The discussions, which were held in limited mode, will resume next week in London before a new, more classic round on 20 July. In any case, the two men came to the same conclusion at the end of this restricted cycle: the “differences remain”.
“This...