Johnson to travel to Brussels as key differences in Brexit talks remain
Pound weakens on concerns that there would be no agreement ahead of Wednesday's deadline
07 December 2020 - 22:16
Brussels/London — UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to Brussels for crisis talks with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday after they failed to narrow differences over an elusive post-Brexit trade deal.
“The conditions for an agreement are not there due to remaining differences on critical issues,” Von der Leyen and Johnson said in a joint statement after their call, which followed similar talks on Saturday...
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