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Brexit news latest: EU and UK diplomats meet for emergency talks after Boris Johnson's move to override parts of Withdrawal Agreement

Diplomats from the EU and the UK are meeting in London for hastily arranged Brexit talks after Boris Johnson's move to override key parts of the Withdrawal Agreement break with Brussels.

Michael Gove will talk with EU official Maros Sefcovic on Thursday in an “extraordinary meeting” of the Joint Committee as negotiations between the UK’s chief Brexit negotiator David Frost and his Brussels counterpart Michel Barnier continue.

It comes after the Prime Minister unveiled proposed legislation to alter key elements of the Brexit deal with Brussels regarding Northern Ireland, which could breach international law.

Severe criticism from figures in Westminster, Brussels and the international community continued on Wednesday night with US House speaker Nancy Pelosi warning that there will be “absolutely no chance” of a US-UK trade deal passing Congress should the Government override the Brexit deal.

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