BRUSSELS ¨C British Prime Minister Boris Johnson insists his priority is still to get a Brexit deal rather than leave on Oct. 31 without one. European Union officials with knowledge of the negotiations in Brussels are not convinced, saying a lack of seriousness suggests the British side is playing for time. So what¡¯s really going on?
Johnson was heckled by a passerby in Morley in West Yorkshire on Friday who told him he ¡°should be in Brussels negotiating.¡±
In truth, his envoy, David Frost, is there for meetings with the European Commission twice a week. They¡¯re scheduled to continue this week.
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