Brexit: Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen agree to continue UK-EU trade talks - live news Kevin Rawlinson Here’s a summary of the day’s developments so far: The UK and the EU have agreed to keep talks on a post-Brexit trade deal going. The British prime minister, Boris Johnson, and the European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, agreed there was sufficient hope off a deal being reached to make a continuation worthwhile, making Sunday the latest deadline to be missed. Business leaders welcomed the continuation of talks. The heads of the British Chambers of Commerce, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and the CBI all backed the decision.