Johnson to stress trade deal deadline in EU talks bbc.com

The PM is set to tell the EU Commission president that the UK will not prolong negotiations beyond 2020.
Boris Johnson will stress the importance of the UK and EU reaching a trade deal by the end of the year in his first meeting with the new president of the European Commission.

The PM will hold talks with Ursula von der Leyen in Downing Street.

Once the UK leaves the EU on 31 January, the two sides will begin talks on their future economic relationship.

Mr Johnson has insisted a deal is possible by the end of 2020 and the process will not be extended.