Boris Johnson to speak to EC chief on Saturday in last-ditch Brexit talks

Prime minister and Ursula von der Leyen will ‘take stock and discuss next steps’, says No 10

Boris Johnson and the European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, will speak on Saturday afternoon for the first time since June, it has been announced, in an eleventh-hour attempt to find common ground on a trade and security deal.

After the latest and last scheduled round of negotiations in Brussels, a Downing Street spokesman said the prime minister would “take stock of negotiations and discuss next steps” with the commission president.

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