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European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic leaves post-Brexit trade talks with Michael Gove in London. The UK had imposed a deadline of last week's EU summit for a deal, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was ready to walk away and prepare for a no-deal exit after five decades of EU membership. However, senior minister Michael Gove said on Sunday 18 October 2020 he was still hopeful there would be an agreement, telling TV interviewers the door remained "ajar" if the EU would change its position. IMAGES
European and British negotiators have finalised a post-Brexit trade deal, president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announces during a press conference. "It was a long and winding road, but we have a good deal at the end of it," she says. SOUNDBITE
Images of the European Commission as Brussels and London are reportedly putting the final touches to a Christmas Eve trade deal, seeking to cushion the economic blow of Britain's imminent departure from the bloc after a half-century of partnership. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says a new post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union would benefit both sides of the Channel, after a last-gasp agreement was secured. "This is a good deal for the whole of Europe and for our friends and partners as well," he told a Downing Street news conference. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen are reportedly discussing the state of Brexit trade talks as a deadline approaches to decide whether to continue or abandon negotiations. IMAGES