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UK PM leaves after talks, dinner with von der Leyen

10 December 2020
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2020-12-10 13:04

UK-EU negotiators will resume talks on a Brexit trade deal after a dinner summit on Wednesday night between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
But Britain said "very large gaps" remain between the two sides. Johnson flew to Brussels in hopes that top-level political talks could put new momentum into talks that are stuck on issues including fishing rights and competition rules.

Britain left the EU on January 31 but remains in its economic structures until the end of the year. That means a serious econominc rupture on January 1 that could be chaotic if there is no trade agreement.

Johnson's office said the two leaders set Sunday as the deadline to decide whether there will be an agreement.

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