Brexit breakthrough? Trade talks on 'path to an agreement', says EU chief Ursula von der Leyen
Wednesday December 16, 2020, 5:54 PM Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen met recently in Brussels in a last-ditch bid to salvage a trade deal, but the meeting ended without a breakthrough. It appears there may have been a breakthrough on post-Brexit trade talks between the EU and UK, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen saying "there is a path to an agreement now". Despite conceding that the route to a trade deal is "very narrow", the message from Ms von der Leyen signals a change in tone from what had previously been a pessimistic outlook from both sides. She said: "I c...