November 29, 2020

Face-to-face negotiations between Britain and the European Union over a trade deal restarted earlier on Saturday as the two sides make a last ditch attempt to reach an agreement with just five weeks to go before their current relationship ends. 

There is currently no call scheduled between UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, a UK source told Reuters, after the Times newspaper reported the pair would speak in the next 48 hours. 

The first sign of movement – either towards a deal or that talks are crumbling – is likely to be a call between Johnson and von der Leyen. 

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