Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen to hold second phone call in 48 hours as Brexit talks reach crunch time

Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will hold a telephone call this afternoon as Brexit trade talks go down to the wire.

They already spoke on Saturday in an effort to reach agreement on a Brexit deal, that failed to materialize and as negotiations continued over the weekend without success, this is being seen as the last chance to reach a deal.

Boris Johnson wants the controversial Internal Market Bill to go before parliament this afternoon. If approved it could leave the EU with little option but to pull out of talks.