MEPs ‘could sit between Christmas and New Year’s Eve to ratify deal’

David McAllister said the UK would be hit worse by a no-deal outcome (Aaron Chown/PA)

The European Parliament could sit between Christmas and New Year’s Eve to ratify a post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and EU, a senior German MEP has said.

David McAllister, of the parliament’s UK co-ordination group, said, amid crunch negotiations, that a no-deal outcome would have “severe consequences” for both sides.