PM Johnson to Have Face-to-Face Meeting with EU Chief In Last-Ditch Bid to Salvage Brexit Trade Deal

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to head to Brussels for talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in an attempt to avert a no-deal Brexit, as “significant differences” remain between the UK and the EU on critical issues despite the transition period’s looming year-end deadline, reported the BBC. According to the outlet, it is unclear when the PM would go, with Wednesday or Friday suggested as the “most likely” dates. Hopes are being pinned on the face-to-face meeting between the officials, as political intervention at the highest level was called for after rounds of fruitless negotiations between the two camps failed to break a stalemate on the main sticking points. Conditions for Deal ‘Not There’ On Monday an almost 90 minute phone conversation between the two leaders once again ended inconclusively, with a joint statement deploring that the conditions for a deal were “not there”. “As agreed on Saturday, we took stock today of the ongoing negotiations. We agreed that the conditions for finalising an agreement are not there, due to the remaining significant differences on three critical issues: level playing field, governance and fisheries,” said the statement. With @BorisJohnson we took stock of the negotiations. The… Read full this story

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