Johnson and von der Leyen to hold phone update on UK-EU trade talks

Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen are due to talk by phone on Saturday (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen are due to speak by phone on Saturday to discuss the state-of-play in the trade negotiations.

Downing Street said the conversation would allow the leaders to “take stock” of the negotiations.