国际英语资讯:UK PM denies intention to extend Brexit transition period
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 18-- <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sticking">sticking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="timetable">timetable</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Currently">Currently</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 31 <span word="of">of</span> 2020.</p><p><span word="Asked">Asked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="MP">MP</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="he">he</span> "<span word="recognizes">recognizes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inevitable">inevitable</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="period">period</span>, <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="it">it</span>."</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="fueled">fueled</span> <span word="speculation">speculation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grip">grip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="extending">extending</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="links">links</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 31.</p>
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