We are always happy to talk and make progress where we can. I do think there is a deal to be done, if our partners, want to do it. But we remain very far apart on these key issues. And you know what they are: the UK can’t be locked into the EU’s regulatory orbit; and we’ve obviously got to take back control of our fisheries, four and a half years after people voted for it, so those are the points. Let’s see what we can achieve but in the meantime, get ready with confidence, for 1 January trade on WTO terms, if we have to.
If Ursula is optimistic, then that’s great but as far as I can see, there are some serious and very, very, very difficult issues that currently separate the UK from the EU. And the best thing for everybody to do is … get ready to trade on WTO terms. There is a clarity and a simplicity in in that approach that you know has its own advantages, it’s not where we wanted to get to. But if we have to end up with that solution the UK is more than prepared.