Did Brexit ever go away? Good run through of many issues, but we should continually be reminded that no substantive trade agreement has gone from start to implementation in the time allowed - and that was before the coronavirus outbreak delayed talks. https://twitter.com/JenniferMerode/status/1250085617922387968

The content of a modern trade agreement is so broad, so sweeping, that it encompasses hundreds of individual policy decisions. Those clarifications both sides currently seek on the others intentions are just a prelude to what would normally be detailed negotiation