Brexit: UK has to 'knuckle down' and get a trade deal with EU - Irish PM

The UK has to "knuckle down" to get a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU, the Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. He also said failing to reach an agreement would be "very, very damaging all round". The UK and EU are in talks but big differences still remain on fishing access and state aid rules. Boris Johnson has insisted there is a deal "to be done" and that the "outlines" of an agreement are clear. The UK officially left the EU on 31 January, but has been in a transition period since then - following many of the bloc's rules while a trade agreement is negotiated. That period is due to end on 31 December and if a deal is not agreed, the UK...