EU chief hails ‘better progress’ in post-Brexit trade talks

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said talks on a post-Brexit trade deal have made ‘better progress’. Picture: Yui Mok/PA

Talks on a post-Brexit trade deal have made “better progress” in recent days, the president of the European Commission has said, raising hopes that an agreement may be in sight.

Ursula von der Leyen said there were still “quite some metres to the finish” but that there had been “more movement” on important issues.