Boris Johnson has to stop playing games and agree a deal with Europe | Simon Jenkins

Britain must accept whatever it is offered, it can’t afford not to. The EU is stronger, it has Biden on its side – and it’s right

This week it’s for real, at last. The EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, is in London for the last time in earnest – a deal must be struck this week before UK and EU parliaments can start to ratify a trade and security deal. If Boris Johnson’s apparently helpless negotiator David Frost cannot shake on a deal, preparations for a hard border round Britain’s coast mus...