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Informal negotiations are set to take place between Michel Barnier and his counterpart, David Frost tomorrow as the pair look to thrash out a deal. Ahead of the talks, Germany's Europe

Minister, Michael Roth has demanded the UK drop the demands made in the Internal Market Bill. At a meeting of EU ministers in Brussels, Mr Roth also warned time is now running out for the

two sides to agree a deal. Mr Johnson has stated the new legislation is needed to protect the integrity of trade between the four nations. Despite that claim, the German official insisted

the bill is “totally unacceptable” now the Northern Ireland protocol has been agreed. He added: “Please, dear friends in London, stop the games, time is running out, what we really need is a

fair basis for further negotiations and we are ready for that. “The so-called Internal Market Bill extremely worries us because it violates the guiding principles of the withdrawal

agreement. “And that is totally unacceptable for us.” The EU official also stated his disappointment over the lack of progression made during trade talks. In particular, Mr Roth pointed to

the current state of fisheries, the lack of a level-playing field over state aid and the dispute mechanism. Ahead of a meeting between EU officials, Mr Roth also indicated his intent to

support Mr Barnier and his mandate for negotiations. JUST IN: BREXIT LIVE: EU BACKS DOWN FROM TALKS THREAT – MACRON PLEA IGNORED Currently, the Internal Market Bill is at the Committee Stage

of the Parliamentary process. Once it goes through this, it will proceed to the report stage before having a final reading and then proceeding to the House of Lords. Mr Johnson was forced

to agree to a Parliamentary vote on when to use the powers within the bill in order to win over Tory rebels. Due to its violation of an international treaty, Tories such as Sir Bob Neill, MP

for Bromley and Chislehurst, threatened to vote against the deal. Now the MPs will be given the powers on when to invoke the powers within the bill. However, Tory peers have indicated they

may block the deal when it reaches the House. Peers such as Lord Michael Howard, have stated the legislation does not go far enough in protecting international law.