U.K. Warns EU Is Risking Brexit Deal by Ignoring Its Red Lines

The European Union needs to understand the U.K. is serious about its red lines in negotiations over their future relationship, a person familiar with the British position said.

The two sides are still talking past each other because the EU isn’t treating the U.K. as an independent sovereign state, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the talks are confidential. The bloc’s insistence on continued access to U.K. fishing waters and on the involvement of the European Court of Justice is putting a deal in jeopardy, the person said.

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