Brexit Negotiations Will Now Be Carried Out ‘Continuously,’ Barnier Says

British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union Dominic Raab (L) and European Chief Negotiator for the United Kingdom Exiting the European Union, Michel Barnier (R) during a bilateral meeting in the Berlaymont, the EU Commission headquarters on August 21, 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. Pic: Getty

The U.K. and the European Union will negotiate on Brexit “continuously” from now on, the bloc’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier said, with time running out to avoid Britain crashing out without a deal.

“The negotiations are now entering the final stage,” Barnier told reporters in Brussels after meeting Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab on Tuesday. “We can find common ground” but it will need Britain to “respect the single market.”

With talks at a ...