David Davis preparing to attack 'stubborn and unreasonable' Michel Barnier over Brexit talks
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David Davis is preparing to hit out at "stubborn and unreasonable" EU negotiators as tensions build ahead of the next round of Brexit talks.
According to The Sun, the Brexit Secretary is losing patience with Michel Barnier's refusal to discuss Britain's future relationship with the bloc until matters such as the Irish border and the UK's divorce bill are agreed.
Mr Davis will travel to Brussels next week for more talks with his European opposite number in a bid to break the deadlock.
But The Sun says the Brexit Secretary could even make clear his frustration by snubbing the traditional post-talks press conference.
A government source told the paper: "We have been very reasonable and offered up a huge amount of potential solutions to bridge the gaps.
"Barnier has thrown most back in our face, and publicly.
"David thinks the time has come to start pointing this out, so the other 27 EU leaders can see how stubborn and unreasonable the EU Commission is becoming and give them fresh instructions to get on with it."
The Government has attempted to get on the front foot by publishing a series of documents setting out its position on a number of Brexit sticking points.
But in response, Mr Barnier trolled Mr Davis and Theresa May with a series of tweets insisting the EU's list of demands had been "clear and transparent since day one".
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