EU warns that post-Brexit trade deal must be done ‘in October at the latest’

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A post-Brexit trade agreement between the UK and the European Union must be achieved “in October at the latest”, the EU has reiterated.

A spokesman for the EU Commission said the EU wants an “ambitious and fair partnership with the UK”, but a deal must be achieved by the end of October for it to be ratified in time.