Brexit deal: There is still a way but: Ursula von der Leyen

EU President Ursula von der Leyen press statement after phone call with PM Boris Johnson

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said there is still a path to a Brexit deal but it is a narrow one.

“As things stand, I cannot tell you whether there will be a deal or not,” Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament in Brussels.

Fishing rights and a “level playing field” remain major sticking points although von der Leyen said some progress had been made on the latter.

The deadline for a Brexit deal had been set for the end of November but it has been put back again and again in an effort to find agreement before the UK leaves the European Union on December 31.