Boris Johnson will head to Brussels tomorrow for a final, face-to-face Brexit showdown. Technical talks between the UK and EU ground to a halt this week, with "significant differences" on fisheries and EU rules.
For weeks, the two sides have been haggling over fishing rights in British waters, ensuring fair competition for companies and ways to solve future disputes.
Mr Johnson has said trade talks with the bloc were proving "very tricky" and that it was "very, very difficult" to make progress, but that he was hopeful about reaching a deal.
Mr Johnson said he hoped the "power of sweet reason" would triumph but Brussels had to accept there were limits to what terms the UK would be prepared to accept.
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