Brexit trade talks deadline arrives as UK teeters on brink of no-deal

The Brexit trade talks are due to come to a head after reaching the UK and the EU’s agreed deadline (Aaron Chown/PA)

Post-Brexit trade talks have entered their final day, with the UK and European Union continuing last-ditch efforts to find a breakthrough on a deal before the weekend deadline.

Negotiators were set to carry on discussions into the early hours while Boris Johnson will again speak with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday, despite pessimism from both sides.