BBCNEWS BBC News December 12, 2020
Both Boris Johnson and the president of the European Commission have spoken in gloomy terms about the likelihood of a post brexit trade deal. The two leaders have agreed to make a decision on the future of the negotiations by the end of the weekend. Early this evening the british Prime Minister chaired a meeting with ministers to revisit contigency plans for how to manage no deal. Alex forsyth reports. It was a covid welcome for the Prime Minister today at a Firm Providing energy for the future. More immediate trade talks, though, must be on his mind. Negotiators are still working out which wa...