UK's Johnson seeks to rule out Brexit trade pact delay

Press quote (The New York Times)
Sam Lowe
17 December 2019

Sam Lowe of the Centre for European Reform think tank said Johnson likely believed that a “firm deadline” would help speed up trade talks with the EU. But he told the BBC that the British government “could easily introduce a later bill saying ‘actually we could extend it.’”

“It’s a firmer deadline, but of course there is still some flexibility,” Lowe said.