Brexit: EC President says there is a ‘very narrow’ path to agreement with Britain

Ms von der Leyen indicated that fishing rights remained a major obstacle to a deal

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Brussels, Belgium, for a dinner with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to discuss post-Brexit trade deal. Picture: PA

There is a “path” to an agreement between the UK and European Union on a post-Brexit trade deal but arguments over fishing rights continue, Brussels chief Ursula von der Leyen has said.

The European Commission president conceded that the route to an agreement is “very narrow” and resolution of the difficulties over fishing may prove impossible.