Brexit negotiations will resume in Brussels on Sunday after Boris Johnson and the European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, agreed that a trade and security deal was still possible in the immediate days. We will speak again on Monday evening.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest The European commission’s president, Ursula von der Leyen, on Saturday. Work continues tomorrow.” Ireland’s taoiseach, Micheál Martin, pushed both sides to make the compromises necessary to find agreement. He tweeted: “I welcome the fact that negotiators will resume their discussions on an EU and UK trade deal in Brussels tomorrow. The European commission president and the prime minister, who is at Chequers, started speaking on the phone shortly after 4.30pm.

Source: The Guardian December 05, 2020 10:17 UTC