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Carl Bildt, a previous Swedish prime minister, claimed the Democrat’s reluctance to broker a quick fire trade handle the UK would hand a more boost to Michel Barnier’s negotiating efforts. After an acrimonious day, Mr Biden looks set to clinch the United States presidency by directly defeating competing candidate Donald Trump in the surveys. On the other hand Brexit settlements were stopped briefly after 10 days of intensified wrangling between Brussels and London.
With both sides set to resume talks on Sunday, Mr Bildt stated the most likely outcome of the US vote makes an EU-UK trade deal most likely.
He said: “It appears UK desired a time out in the EU talks in order to await the result in US.
” With a Biden win a fast US-UK offer would be less likely, and the need of a EU-UK deal would be more evident.”
Mr Biden is on the brink of protecting the presidency in a closely combated election with President Trump requiring a late swing in a number of essential states to claim victory.
It has been claimed that Lord Frost, the Prime Minister’s Brexit envoy, went out of talk with await the results of the election.
Sources in both the EU and UK camps have actually branded this “rubbish”, insisting they are taking a brief break prior to selecting up the settlements in London on Sunday.
A Joe Biden US Election win makes a Brexit deal most likely, declares former PM (Image: GETTY).
Former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt (Image: GETTY).
On The Other Hand, Mr Barnier and Lord Frost’s many senior deputies will continue work on the regulatory level-playing field and governance by means of video conference.
The talks ended in Brussels last night with little advancement– despite two weeks of intensified settlements.
The EU is still failing to deal with Britain as an independent state, officials on the UK side claimed.
Clashes continued over EU needs on fishing rights and state help guidelines that the Federal government has actually made clear it will not agree to.
Joe Biden is leading the US Election race for the White Home (Image: GETTY).
British negotiator Lord Frost and his Brussels equivalent Michel Barnier said there were still major distinctions remaining. However they will resume discussions in London on Sunday.
The two sides have just weeks to discover an option that can be signed
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