My Secret Brexit Diary. Michel Barnier

Saturday, 1 August 2020: London wants to reflect Thursday, 6 August 2020: Inevitable changes Friday, 21 August 2020: Illusions dispelled Wednesday, 2 September 2020: Meeting at Chequers Monday, 7 September 2020: A warning shot Tuesday, 8 September 2020: Political filibustering Wednesday, 9 September 2020: Holding the line Thursday, 10 September 2020: ‘Throwing a dead cat on the table’ Sunday, 13 September 2020 : ‘Food blockade’ in the Irish Sea Monday, 14 September 2020: Revolver Wednesday, 16 September 2020: Washington Wednesday, 16 September 2020: In the words of Margaret Thatcher Thursday, 17 September 2020: Picking up the pieces Friday, 18 September 2020: Tentative progress Tuesday, 22 September 2020: Mega traffic jam Wednesday, 23 September 2020: ‘Landing zones’ Friday, 25 September 2020: No diving with open hatches! Friday, 2 October 2020: Light at the end of the tunnel? Saturday, 3 October 2020: The ‘revenge’ of Scottish fishermen Sunday, 4 October 2020: Countering Boris Monday, 5 October 2020: The Chancellor and Brexit Tuesday, 13 October 2020: No ‘tiger in the tank’ Thursday, 15 October 2020: Rendezvous with the ‘top leaders’ Friday, 16 October 2020: British political cinema Saturday, 17 October 2020: Quo vadis? Monday and Tuesday, 19 and 20 October 2020: Two days, two calls Wednesday, 21 October 2020: Let’s hear it... Thursday, 22 October 2020: The final stretch? Monday, 26 October 2020: Creativity required Tuesday, 27 October 2020: Herring and blue whiting Friday, 30 October 2020: A misunderstanding Tuesday, 3 November 2020: Governance Sunday, 8 November 2020: And the winner is… Monday, 9 November 2020: Mr Churchill’s competition Wednesday, 11 November 2020: New ideas Saturday, 14 November 2020: A risky bet Friday, 20 November 2020: Quarantine Wednesday, 25 November 2020: Confined at home Saturday, 28 November 2020: European students in the UK Monday, 30 November 2020: End of the road Wednesday, 2 December 2020: Hot and cold Saturday, 5 December 2020: A final blockade? Monday, 7 December 2020: A war of nerves Wednesday, 9 December 2020: The return of Boris Johnson Thursday, 10 December 2020: Gauging the real effects of a no deal Sunday, 13 December 2020: A ‘political agreement’… Wednesday, 16 December 2020: ‘A matter of a few mackerel’ Saturday, 19 December 2020: A proposal on fisheries Sunday, 20 December 2020: Chaos in the UK Monday, 21 December 2020: Rumours of an agreement Tuesday, 22 December 2020: Final discussions on the thirteenth floor Wednesday, 23 December 2020: Final act Thursday, 24 December 2020: ‘A day of relief, tinged with sadness’ Notes

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