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UK minister Gove says trade talks could go on beyond Christmas – Metro US

UK minister Gove says trade talks could go on beyond Christmas

Britain’s Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove is
Britain’s Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove is seen in London

LONDON (Reuters) – Senior British minister Michael Gove said on Thursday that Britain hoped to reach a trade deal with the European Union but that talks might go on until after Christmas.

“We will want to ensure the parliament has a say, and a chance to scrutinises any agreement that’s reached,” Gove told a parliamentary committee.

“So realistically it’s in the days immediately after Christmas,” he said of the deadline for agreement.

(Reporting by Michael Holden, editing by David Milliken)