Oliver Mangan: Sterling cannot rely on Brexit deal for boost

The UK's chief negotiator on Brexit David Frost with the EU's negotiator Michel Barnier at last month's trade talks.

Little progress is being made in the EU-UK trade talks even as the clock ticks down towards the end of the Brexit transition period in December.

It is generally agreed that a deal needs to be in place by the end of October to allow time for it to be ratified and come into effect at the start of 2021.