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EU warns of 'challenging' timeframe for UK trade deal

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European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Friday warned of the tight timing for securing a trade deal with Britain, hours after Boris Johnson's Conservatives won a crushing election victory.

"The time frame ahead of us is very challenging," von der Leyen said, following a discussion by European Union leaders on the way forward after Brexit, now expected on January 31.

On the "first of February, we go to work," she said.

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First Published: Dec 13 2019 | 6:35 PM IST

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