Boris Johnson was given a stark warning tonight that Britain is heading for a disastrous no-deal Brexit unless he concedes more ground to the EU.
The PM had what one insider called a “frank and realistic” telephone chat with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.
Between them the pair salvaged the stalled negotiations from total collapse. But Mr Johnson and Ms von der Leyen said in a joint statement there will be no trade deal unless deep-seated differences are resolved.
They failed to make any progress on unravelling the stalemate over state aid, fisheries and who has the right to police future relations.
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