Barnier and Johnson clash over post-Brexit ties

Barnier and Johnson clash over post-Brexit ties

According to the prime minister's office, Johnson will come out swinging against the EU, saying that Britain has no more reason to meet EU standards than the EU has to meet British ones.. Brussels has repeatedly warned Britain that the depth of future trade ties will depend on how closely London adheres to EU standards - what is known as maintaining the level playing field.. "There will be two conditions which will be very clear in this trade agreement," Barnier told French broadcaster LCI on Sunday.. "We want an agreement on fisheries, which will be difficult“¦ and at the same time, we want an agreement on the level playing field," he said.. Fishermen from eight member states, in particular France and Denmark, are heavily dependent on British waters that account for 30 percent of sales of French fishing crews..