Brexit: Johnson to go to Brussels for face-to-face meeting with Von der Leyen

PM to make trip in 11th-hour effort to break impasse, raising hopes of a deal on trade and securityBoris Johnson will travel to Brussels for a face-to-face summit with the European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, in an 11th-hour attempt to break the impasse in the Brexit negotiations, raising hopes of agreement on a trade and security deal.A long-awaited crunch meeting will be held in the “coming days”, the two leaders said in a joint statement following a 90-minute call, with sources on both sides pointing to Wednesday as the most likely date. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/dec/07/brexit-boris-johnson-brussels-face-to-face-meeting-ursula-von-der-leyen #brexit #boris_johnson #ursula_von_der_leyen #politics #uk_news #european_union #europe #foreign_policy #world_news #european_commission