Statement of the UK Coordination Group and the leaders of the political groups of the EP

The UKCG and the EP political group leaders issued the following statement after meeting with Chief EU Negotiator Michel Barnier and Joint Committee Co-Chair Maroš Šefčovič, on Friday.

The European Parliament's UK Coordination Group (UKCG) met today to assess the impact of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill on the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement with EU-UK Joint Committee Co-Chair Maroš Šefčovič and to evaluate the ongoing negotiations on the future EU-UK relationship with EU Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier.

Includes an interview with Sir Keir Starmer.

Political Editor Nick Watt reports followed by a panel with Hilary Benn MP, Philippe Lamberts MEP and lawyer Martin Howe.

Party leader Ed Davey appeared on the Sky's Sophy Ridge on Sunday show today. His full interview lasts 9:01 and a pair of EU withdrawal questions start at 5:02.

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