British papers unlikely to shift EU stance

Fresh proposals released as Slovenian PM says progress slow in Brexit negotiations

Anti-Brexit demonstrators in London at the weekend. Pic: Getty

The British government has published two more papers setting out its position on aspects of the Brexit negotiations ahead of their resumption next week.

Last week, Britain’s Department for Exiting the European Union published two documents -on trade and Irish border issues– to a generally cool response from the EU and Ireland.

One of today’s papers relates to the availability of goods on the market after Brexit, with Britain repeating its hope for ...