Boris Johnson in Brussels in bid to break trade deal deadlock

Mr Johnson arrived at the Commission’s headquarters, The Berlaymont, on Wednesday evening

Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to head to Brussels (Yui Mok/PA)

Boris Johnson has arrived for last-ditch talks in Brussels with the European Commission’s top official aimed at breaking the deadlock in trade deal negotiations.

The British Prime Minister and Ursula von der Leyen will have dinner with their chief negotiators Michel Barnier and David Frost as they race against the clock to secure an agreement.