Find out more Nigel Farage passionately waved his hands in the air as he praised UK chief Brexit negotiator David Frost for "getting the upper hand". The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. Former Cabinet Secretary Gus O'Donnell and former NSA Peter Ricketts also criticised the appointment amid concerns that the civil service’s impartiality was being eroded by giving a special adviser the post.Speaking in the House of Commons in June, former Prime Minister Theresa May highlighted the political nature of the appointment and She asked Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove: " Why is the new national security adviser a political appointee with no proven expertise in national security? He will take up the new post in September but plans to spend 90 per cent of his time on the trade talks if that’s what is needed.”The revelation will raise concerns that Mr Frost’s dual role could leave the UK vulnerable in the event of a terrorist attack.His predecessor, Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill, who announced in June he was Theresa May first appointed him as NSA in April 2017 but then also gave him the role of acting Cabinet Secretary in June 2018, while the late Sir Jeremy Heywood took a leave of absence on medical grounds, replacing him upon his retirement in October 2018.When his new role was announced, career diplomat Mr Frost, 55, said the EU talks would “remain my top single priority until those negotiations have concluded, one way or another.” The talks are due to resume in Brussels on August 17.As well as the promotion, Mr Johnson also gave a life peerage to Mr Frost, who was one of his key advisers as foreign secretary.However, reports soon emerged that his appointment was unpopular with military and security services who felt that Mr Frost was underqualified. David Frost, the Prime Minister’s chief Brexit negotiator, will oversee talks with the EU even after he takes up his new post as National Security Advisor (NSA) in September.Boris Johnson’s Europe advisor is understood to have told colleagues he will stay on if a trade deal has not been agreed with Brussels by the Autumn.A government source said: “He’s said he will stay in charge of the negotiations until they have been completed. David sent a stern message: “UK sovereignty, over our laws, our courts, or our fishing waters, is of course not up for discussion”, and finished with a clear warning, saying: “Finally, I want to be clear that the Government will not agree to ideas like the one currently circulating giving the EU a new right to retaliate with tariffs if we chose to make laws suiting our interests. We could not leave ourselves open to such unforeseeable economic risk.”For a future trade relationship between the EU and UK post-Brexit, a fishing agreement to co-manage fisheries under “common resources” needs to be signed, this...These talks are of significant importance to the EU, as its coastal member nations around the coast depend on having unfettered access to what will soon be sovereign British Fishing grounds.The French are still adamant that they want unrestricted access to fishing grounds along with the same quota as now. David Frost, UK Chief Negotiator: “We have just completed our third negotiating round with the EU, once again by videoconference. David Frost, the Prime Minister’s chief Brexit negotiator, will oversee talks with the EU even after he takes up his new post as National Security Advisor (NSA) in September. We could not leave ourselves open to such unforeseeable economic risk.German Minister demands agreement on fisheries under “common resources” or there will be no deal.LIVE POLL – How would you like to see Britain exit UK – EU trade talks? Britannia News: Latest Political UK, US and EU news.As negotiation talks get underway tomorrow (Monday 29th June), the stakes are high for the EU. These meetings will be smaller and focused on seeing whether we can begin to make genuine and rapid progress towards an agreement. Farage … This needs to be a real negotiation and some of the EU’s unrealistic positions will have to change if we are to move forward. We have noted carefully what the EU has said in recent days on this subject and look forward to discussing it. On Friday, UK Chief negotiator David Frost sent out several tweets laying out the road ahead for Britain in the coming talks. I would like to thank Michel Barnier and the negotiating teams on both sides for their determination in making the talks work in these difficult circumstances. UK sovereignty, over our laws, our courts, or our fishing waters, is of course not up for discussion. These next set of negotiation talks are set to be far more intense than previous negotiations between the two sides.On Friday, UK Chief negotiator David Frost sent out several tweets laying out the road ahead for Britain in the coming talks. We will go to Brussels in good faith to engage with the EU’s concerns. I am completely relaxed about no deal.”Culture secretary Oliver Dowden said he is “highly likely” to opt for the decriminalisation of the BBC license fee.Priti Patel is said to be planning a significant overhaul of asylum laws to prevent meddling leftie lawyers stopping deportations.Canada’s Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne suggests Brussels will give into Boris Johnson’s Brexit demands “in the last few hours” of their talks.