Mr Francois, chairman of the European Research Group (ERG), sought to lay down the law in a "Missive from a Free Country" sent to Mr Barnier on June 26, in which he demanded Brussels "change some of the unreasonable demands that the EU is currently making". Specifically, he stressed there was no way the European Court of Justice could have any role in "the UK's national life" after the end of the year. Mr Barnier has now replied in a letter taking issue with a number of Mr Francois' points.
He pointed out the political declaration ratified by Parliament does allocate a role to the ECJ as part of arrangements for Northern Ireland - the so-called Northern Ireland protocol.
The political declaration, he added, had been "agreed by your Prime Minister and voted for by the House of Commons, including yourself, as part of the Withdrawal Agreement ratification".
Mr Barnier also took the time to acknowledge the existence of the ERG, a likely response to a passage in Mr Francois's letter in which he said: "It is possible that you may have heard of us".
He said: "I have over the past years met British politicians representing the entire spectrum of views on Brexit, including the European Research Group, which you chair."
He also took a subtle swipe at Mr Francois's reference to living in a free country while lamenting the UK's decision to quit the bloc, writing: "In this same spirit, we approach the ongoing negotiations with your great - and indeed free - country, which will remain a close friend, neighbour and ally of the European Union."
9.15am update: Furious Peter Bone shuts down BBC over 'leaked letter' on post-Brexit border fears
Tory MP Peter Bone lashed out at a reportedly leaked letter from Cabinet minister Liz Truss, which claimed that there could be massive issues with the UK's plan for border control after leaving the EU.
The EU Commission has unveiled its plan for the end of the Brexit transition period, prompting concerns about the UK-EU border arrangements.
Despite being set to leave the EU at the end of the year, the UK has announced that full border controls on goods will not come into effect until next July.
Conservative MP Mr Bone rubbished concerns that the delay could lead to risks of smuggling when he was confronted by a leaked letter from Liz Truss on BBC Newsnight.
8.53am update: Supermarkets vow never to stock chlorinated chicken
Supermarket chains have pledged never to stock chlorinated chicken or hormone-treated beef, regardless of any trade deal the UK may strike with the USA.
An M&S spokesman told the Business Insider website: "Our commitment to our customers and family of 10,000 British farmers has not and will not change.
"Our promise is that we only ever source our quality fresh food from Select Farmers we know and trust. That means our customers can be confident that we will never sell chlorinated chicken or hormone-treated beef."
A Sainsbury's spokesman said: "We are committed to upholding high standards for our customers and will never sell these products."
Meanwhile a spokesman for the Co-op said: "The Co-op has a clear policy to only source 100% British meat."
8.37am update: Brexit free trade deal ‘very close’ – UK finalising comprehensive agreement with Turkey
Turkey is "very close" to signing a post-Brexit free trade agreement with the UK covering manufactured goods, agriculture and services, the country's Foreign Minister has revealed.
Mevlut Cavusoglu has been in London this week meeting Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.
He said in principle there have been no differences over a potential deal, but that some technical issues need to be ironed out.
Turkey's Foreign Minister told the Financial Times: “It’s going very well and we are very close to finalising it.
“We agreed already with the UK that in the post-Brexit era we will increase our bilateral trade; in volume we set a $20billion bilateral trade target.
"If you look at the volume of our bilateral trade, 95 percent of it is industrial products, and we agreed on that, and five percent is agriculture and services."
8.35am update: "Timetable is YOUR Government's choice," says Barnier
In the course of his letter to ERG chief Mark Francois, EU negotiator Michel Barnier also regretted the lack of progress in ongoing talks aimed at striking a trade deal with the UK - while taking a swipe at Boris Johnson's refusal to countenance an extension to the transition period.
He wrote: "A restricted round of negotiations took place between 29 June and 2 July and subsequent rounds are foreseen in July, August and September.
"However, let me underline that what matters more than the format of the talks is progres on substance and for that moment, results have been disappointing.
"We will continue to work with determination to conclude the negotiations with success as we continue to believe that this can be done despite the short time available, which is the choice of your government."
8.21am update: France receives nearly THREE times more funding than UK
The European Union continues to dish out billions more to France than the UK for farming, despite it being one of the wealthiest and prosperous nations in the bloc, new figures reveal.
Analysis from pro-Brexit group Facts4EU has shown the major gulf within the bloc's funding for nations on funding, with France receiving around two-and-a-half-times as much money from Brussels than the UK for farming.
France, which is the bloc's second richest economy, has been protective over the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which Facts4EU argues is because it continues to be the biggest beneficiary of the subsidies handed out for farming.
Across the past 10 years, the bloc has given around 40 percent of its budget to CAP projects, and according to European Commission data released last month, in 2019 this worked out at around €54.5billion (£48.8billion).
8.13am update: Barnier's reply to Francois: 'You voted for it Mark'
Michel Barnier has hit back at Mark Francois - by pointing out the eurosceptic Tory MEP voted for the political declaration which the eurosceptic Tory MP objected to in his letter to the EU's chief negotiator last month.
Mr Francois, chairman of the European Research Group (ERG), sought to lay down the law in a "Missive from a Free Country" sent to Mr Barnier on June 26, in which he demanded Brussels "change some of the unreasonable demands that the EU is currently making". Specifically, he stressed there was no way the European Court of Justice could have any role in "the UK's national life" after the end of the year. Mr Barnier has now replied in a letter taking issue with a number of Mr Francois' points.
He pointed out the political declaration ratified by Parliament does allocate a role to the ECJ as part of arrangements for Northern Ireland - the so-called Northern Ireland protocol.
The political declaration, he added, had been "agreed by your Prime Minister and voted for by the House of Commons, including yourself, as part of the Withdrawal Agreement ratification".
8.11am update: Ireland’s fishermen fear ‘unmitigated disaster’ as trade talks stall
Michel Barnier and David Frost - top negotiators for the EU and UK - have been having intense trade talks over the last month, and reportedly dined on fish together at No.10 this week.
The talks have become deadlocked over a so-called ‘level-playing field’, the governance of any agreement and access to the UK fisheries.
While any potential issues with Ireland appear to have been put on the backburner after Prime Minister Boris Johnson proposed a new customs border down the Irish Sea, Irish fishermen are keen for an essential problem to be resolved before the UK leaves the EU in December.
Grainne Ni Aodha wrote in the Irish Journal earlier this month that fishermen are nervous that, without a trade deal, Ireland’s fisheries could suffer too.
8.05 update: Sturgeon threatens to reject Boris Johnson's new law in EU clash
Westminster and Holyrood are on track for the biggest constitutional showdown since the EU referendum as Nicola Sturgeon's government have threatened to block a major post-Brexit law.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her Scottish National Party are prepared to stand in the way of a law which would give the UK Government the power to set food and environmental standards following the nation’s exit from the bloc.
Michael Russell, SNP cabinet secretary for constitutional affairs, told the Financial Times the SNP would take Westminster to court if it was given the power to force Scotland to accept new standards on food, environmental and animal welfare.
Mr Russell said: “We do not accept that this is a legitimate way of operating within devolution.
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