Michel Barnier meeting UK negotiator in push for post-Brexit trade deal

The meeting comes after Mr Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen agreed at the weekend to intensify negotiations in a final push for an agreement

Michel Barnier and Lord Frost are holding talks in London on a post-Brexit trade deal (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

The EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier is holding talks with his UK counterpart Lord Frost with time running out for a deal on a post-Brexit trade agreement.

Boris Johnson has said he wants an agreement in place by the time of next week’s EU summit in Brussels starting on Thursday.