Brexit Deal Given Fresh Impetus by Leaders’ Diplomatic Push
- Johnson and EU’s von der Leyen resolve to go the extra mile
- Compromise discussed on longstanding obstacle of competition
With a Brexit deal hanging in the balance, officials cautioned against reading too much into public statements in the next few days.
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The topsy turvy trade talks between the U.K. and the European Union took another somersault on Sunday when Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen gave negotiators another shot at closing a deal. The pound jumped.
After the British prime minister and the European Commission president agreed in a phone conversation on Sunday to go the “extra mile,” officials involved in the process said an agreement could finally be struck this week, with just days to spare before the U.K. leaves the EU single market and customs union.