Brexit: concern for EU representatives

Fears are growing that the UK is preparing to abandon the Brexit negotiations when a key European Commission official arrives in London for emergency talks with Michael Gove.The two spoke on Wednesday evening by phone, but Maro³d Šefčovič called for an urgent meeting on Thursday for a "face-to-face" explanation of the government's proposal to violate international law and "unenforce" some of Northern Ireland's Brexit agreements in the event of no trade agreement.The EU is now considering legal action under the withdrawal agreement. On Sunday, Boris Johnson said that if there was no agreement by October 15, both sides should "accept this and move on.