Summary

  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen say they want an "overview of the remaining differences" in EU-UK trade talks

  • In a joint statement following a phone call on Monday, the two leaders said those differences will be "discussed in person"

  • Boris Johnson says he will go to Brussels for a "physical meeting" in the coming days

  • Three "critical issues" need to be resolved as talks continue in Brussels - fishing rights, government support for industry and how a deal is enforced

  • The negotiating teams are trying to find an agreement on the future trading relationship between the UK and the EU

  • The UK left the EU on 31 January, but remains under its trading rules until the end of the year

  • If a deal is not agreed by then, tariffs - or taxes on goods - could come into force

  • The boss of Toyota's European business has warned that a no-deal Brexit could make its UK plants uncompetitive

  • Dr Johan van Zyl said such an outcome would create a "very negative investment environment" in the UK and be "very, very negative" for his business

Live Reporting

  1. A busy afternoon ahead...

    Boris Johnson and Ursula von der LeyenReuters

    Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen will talk at 16:00 GMT

    The sun may be starting to set in Westminster, but there is still plenty more news coming your way.

    The biggest event leaving Whitehall watchers on tenterhooks is the call between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

    The phone call, which could decide the fate of trade talks between the two sides, is due to kick off at 16:00 GMT and we will be eagerly awaiting statements from the pair afterwards.

    While we wait, there will be an urgent question from Labour at around 15:30 GMT on the state of negotiations, so expect some MPs to be making their post-Brexit opinions known.

    And at 17:30 GMT, members will be heading back to the Commons to debate the controversial UK Internal Market Bill that has a rough ride in the House of Lords and is disliked by EU figures.

    Will trade talks continue? Has any progress been made? Or will the two sides decide to walk away?

    Stay with us for all the updates here.

  2. Hello

    Hello and welcome to our live Brexit coverage.

    As UK and EU negotiators continue to talk in Brussels to try to salvage a deal, we’ll bring you all the developments, with analysis from our correspondents in the UK and Europe.

    Thanks for joining us – do stay tuned.