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Brexit's First Big Test

Has Britain made enough progress on EU demands to move Brexit talks to the next phase?

A key deadline is looming for Brexit Britain. The British government has until Monday, December 4th, to finalise its offer on three key issues: the Irish border, a financial settlement and European citizens rights. The EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, said clarity on the British offer had to be provided in advance of the EU leaders' summit in December. The EU's 27 members will then decide whether "sufficient progress" has been made to move the talks on to the next phase about a future trading relationship. So has Britain's offer gone far enough? What sticking points remain? And would Britain walk away from the talks if its position is rejected? Owen Bennett Jones and a panel of guest discuss the state of the Brexit negotiations. What will it take for them to advance - and what happens if they do not?

(Photo of EU/UK flag pin by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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50 minutes

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Sat 2 Dec 2017 12:06GMT

Contributors

Katya AdlerΒ - Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Europe Editor

Crispin BluntΒ - MP, former Chairman of the UK Foreign Affairs Committee

Radek SikorskiΒ - former Foreign Minister of Poland


Also featuring:
Elmar BrokΒ - member of the European Parliament's Brexit Steering Committee

Audrey CarvilleΒ - Journalist at Ireland's state broadcaster RTE

Jakub KrupaΒ - Polish community in the UK


Broadcasts

  • Fri 1 Dec 2017 00:06GMT
  • Fri 1 Dec 2017 09:06GMT
  • Fri 1 Dec 2017 18:06GMT
  • Fri 1 Dec 2017 23:06GMT
  • Sat 2 Dec 2017 04:06GMT
  • Sat 2 Dec 2017 12:06GMT

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