UK, EU to meet ahead summit

The UK is willing to make concessions to its plans for the northern Ireland border after Brexit.

Despite this, a big gap remains over customs arrangements.

In a briefing on UK-EU weekend talks on a Brexit deal, EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said UK’s plans on the tracking of goods were unacceptable.

Meanwhile, the UK and EU negotiating teams are due to meet again in Brussels today, as efforts continue to reach a deal before a summit on Thursday and Friday.

The government says if it can strike an agreement at the summit, it will introduce a withdrawal agreement bill to be voted on next Saturday in a special parliamentary session.