With talks deadlocked, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says an agreement is only possible if EU negotiators prepare to 'rethink their current positions'.
The EU was also worried that Mr Johnson's government was planning domestic legislation that would water down commitments to maintaining an open border between the UK's Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland.
British Brexit supporters hate the agreement because it means keeping Northern Ireland aligned to some EU rules and regulations. But any move to undermine it would infuriate the EU and threaten the trade talks.The British government said it was working "in good faith" to implement the agreed border provisions but was "considering fallback options in the event this is not achieved".
Mr Johnson gave an even shorter deadline in remarks he was due to deliver on Monday, saying an agreement needed to be sealed by an EU summit scheduled for October 15.
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