direct to your inboxBoris Johnson is set to meet the European Commission president in person this week in a last ditch attempt to get a post-Brexit trade deal.It comes after the Prime Minister spoke to Ursula von der Leyen on the phone on Monday evening.They agreed to ask their chief negotiators to prepare an overview of the “remaining differences”.The leaders will discuss them during a physical meeting in Brussels “in the coming days” in the hope of ending the stalemate.In a joint statement, they said: “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,.
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