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(Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson clashed with European Union leaders, warning the U.K. could suspend parts of the Brexit agreement if a dispute over trade rules for goods shipped to Northern Ireland is not resolved. Johnson said on Saturday that Britain could act unilaterally unless the bloc agrees to a compromise when the current grace period governing trade in the region expires on June 30. If a pragmatic solution to facilitate the...

UPDATE 12-'Parting is such sweet sorrow': EU and UK clinch narrow Brexit accord Reuters 12/24/2020 * Deal just days before transition arrangements expire * Full text not yet released * Johnson says: "We have taken back control of our destiny." * EU’s von der Leyen says deal is fair and balanced * British industry urges fast action to keep trade moving (Adds fresh comment from U.S. State Department official) By Guy Faulconbridge, Elizabeth Piper and John Chalmers LONDON/BRUSSELS, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Britain clinched a narrow Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Thursday, just seven ...

12/13/2020 * No breakthrough on fair competition, fisheries, EU sources * Leaders to "go extra mile" with just days to go (Adds Irish minister sees agreement on trading standards near) By Gabriela Baczynska and Costas Pitas BRUSSELS/LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - London and Brussels agreed on Sunday to "go the extra mile" in coming days to try to reach an elusive trade agreement despite missing their latest deadline to avert a turbulent exit for Britain from the European Union's orbit at the end of the month. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the president of the EU's executive Commission,...