Brexit ‘could lead to second cliff edge’ in 2020

The head of the business group that represents truckers has warned that final Brexit negotiations face another cliff edge next summer if any transition deal is not extended.

Aidan Flynn, who heads the Freight Transport Association Ireland, said the talks aim to clinch a comprehensive free trade agreement between the UK and EU because prime minister Boris Johnson’s government is insisting on wrapping up the negotiations at the end of December 2020.