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Brexit: EU ultimatum to UK over withdrawal deal changes

The EU demands UK ditches plans to change Brexit deal or risk jeopardising trade talks

The EU is demanding the UK ditches plans to change Boris Johnson's Brexit deal "by the end of the month" or risk jeopardising trade talks. The UK has published a bill to rewrite parts of the withdrawal agreement it signed in January. Jess Sargent of the UK Institute for Government explains the legalities of this move. Meanwhile the EU said this had "seriously damaged trust" and it would not be "shy" of taking legal action against the UK. Fintan O'Toole of the Irish Times explains what that means for the UK's closest European neighbour. Also in the programme, the insurance market Lloyd's of London has recorded a loss after $3bn of coronavirus-related claims. Bruce Carnegie-Brown is chairman of Lloyd's, and explains what the long-term impact of the pandemic on insurance is likely to be. And we'll hear about the day's trading on Wall Street with Cary Leahy of Decision Economics. Plus, 80s Hair Metal singer Jon Bon Jovi pitches in at a food bank during an unprecedented unemployment crisis.

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Thu 10 Sep 2020 21:32GMT

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