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No Brexit breakthrough: EU and UK agree to continue deal talks

'We gained a clear understanding of each other's positions. They remain far apart'

By

Bérengère Sim

and

Lucy McNulty

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, at the Berlaymont building in Brussels, Belgium where they met for a dinner meeting in the hope of agreeing on a trade deal post-Brexit
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, at the Berlaymont building in Brussels, Belgium where they met for a dinner meeting in the hope of agreeing on a trade deal post-Brexit Photo: Getty Images

The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to "further discussions" in a final effort to secure a Brexit deal.

Johnson and von der Leyen "had a frank discussion about the significant obstacles which remain in the negotiations" over a three-hour dinner on 9 December, according to a statement from the prime minister's office.

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