UK’s Gove says Brexit trade talks could go on beyond Christmas
ONE of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's senior ministers has said that Britain hoped to reach a trade deal with the European Union but that talks might go on until after Christmas. "When we think about the real deadline, I hope that we can conclude an agreement as quickly as possible but talks may go on until after Christmas," Michael Gove told a parliamentary committee. "We will want to ensure that parliament has a say, and a chance to scrutinise any agreement that's reached, so realistically it's in the days just immediately after Christmas." Gove, who earlier said the chances of…