Brexit negotiations latest – live: Boris Johnson will ‘not be focus’ for US if Biden wins as EU talks continue
Post-Brexit Britain will no longer be Washington’s “centre of gravity” in Europe if Joe Biden wins the US presidential election, the UK’s former top security adviser has warned in a blow for Boris Johnson.
It came as the EU confirmed Brexit trade talks had progressed sufficiently to allow a move to continue them in Brussels from Thursday.
Meanwhile, the PM is also under pressure to solve the free school meals row plaguing his government, as Marcus Rashford’s petition on child poverty nears 1 million signatures. However chancellor Rishi Sunak ruled out any major U-turn on free meal vouchers, saying No 10 had to “trust local councils”.
