Brexit: Michael Gove steps up war of words, claims EU has 'refused' to intensify talks

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Michael Gove claimed the EU is refusing to intensify talks in order to reach a trade deal agreement — just minutes after Michel Barnier insisted the EU was willing to negotiate.

The Cabinet Office Minister was updating the Commons following a number of discussions between the EU and UK today.

He said that Boris Johnson and European commission president Ursula von der Leyen had agreed on October 3 that their teams would work “intensively” to bridge the remaining gaps.

He told MPs: “We made clear that we were willing to talk every day. But I have to report to the house that this intensification was not forthcoming.

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