1/3 Here is the agenda for the 8th Round of our talks with the EU. We look forward to welcoming @MichelBarnier and his team
to London next week. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eighth-round-uk-eu-future-relationship-negotiations-8-10-september-2020">https://www.gov.uk/governmen...

2/3 We have scheduled lots of time for discussions, as we should at this point in the talks.

However, the EU still insists we change our positions on state aid and fisheries if there are to be substantive textual discussions on anything else.

3/3 From the very beginning we have been clear about what we can accept in these areas, which are fundamental to our status as an independent country. We will negotiate constructively but the EU& #39;s stance may, realistically, limit the progress we can make next week.