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Boris Johnson ‘disappointed’ with lack of progress in Brexit trade talks with EU
UK PM Boris Johnson has expressed his disappointment to the European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen, that not enough progress is being made in Brexit trade talks, his office said. The EU has exactly the same concerns.
Johnson spoke with von der Leyen and European Council president Charles Michel by phone on Wednesday. During the discussions, he “expressed his disappointment that more progress had not been made over the past two weeks” in the talks between London and Brussels, the prime minister’s office said afterwards.
The PM stressed “the desirability of a deal,” adding that he'll wait for the outcome of the European Council meeting on November 15 and 16, at which the 27 EU leaders are due to discuss Brexit, "before setting out the UK's next steps."
Von der Leyen said on Twitter that the EU was also interested in securing a deal, "but not at any price." She insisted that for the two sides to be able to finally shake hands "conditions must be right, on fisheries, level-playing field and governance."
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