The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said today he has tested positive for coronavirus. Barnier, a former French Foreign Affairs Minister, has been the European Commission’s chief negotiator with the UK throughout the Brexit process. The Frenchman said he was ‘doing well and in good spirits’ and announced he was ‘following the necessary instructions’ along with his staff. Mr Barnier, 69, becomes the highest-profile EU official to be confirmed as a Covid-19 patient since the outbreak began. Speaking from his home, the EU negotiator revealed he was tested yesterday and...