
Brexit: Boris Johnson to meet Ursula von der Leyen for trade deal talks
Time is running out to reach a deal before 31 December, when the UK stops following EU trading rules
The British prime minister, Boris Johnson has told parliament in London there's still a "good deal to be done" but has said the EU is insisting on terms "no prime minister could accept" in UK-EU trade talks.
Also in the programme: An alliance of international aid agencies and human rights groups says people living in poorer nations are set to miss out on coronavirus vaccines; and we mark the first anniversary of the volcanic eruption on White Island in which twenty-two people died.
(Photo: Britain"s Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to his official residence at 10 Downing Street after Prime Minister's Questions in London. Credit: EPA).
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