Brexit news – live: EU trade talks fail to find breakthrough as deadline approaches

Michel Barnier revealed that "very serious divergences" remain after two weeks of intensive Brexit discussions with his UK counterpart David Frost, who insisted he wanted to “find solutions that fully respect UK sovereignty." Both the UK and EU said they would continue working towards a deal and justice secretary Robert Buckland said he was still “cautiously optimistic” the remaining issues could be resolved. Meanwhile the Bank of England pumped £150bn into the UK economy through its asset purchase scheme as England entered a second coronavirus lockdown. Show latest update...