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Good morning. Ursula von der Leyen, the European commission president, has been addressing the European parliament this morning and she was notably positive about the prospects of the UK and the EU agreeing a trade deal. There was a “path to an agreement”, she said. She told them:
As things stand I cannot tell you whether there will be a deal or not, but I can tell you that there is a path to an agreement now. The path may be very narrow, but it is there, and it is therefore our responsibility to continue trying.
The good news is that we have found a way forward on most issues, but this is now case of us being so close and yet being so far away from each other, because two issues now remain outstanding, you know them: the level playing field and the fisheries.
Von der Leyen full comments on progress in Brexit talks: pic.twitter.com/BZtpx7OXvK
