Boris Johnson says he is 'cautiously optimistic' as he meets with Jean-Claude Juncker for his first face-to-face Brexit discussions since he became prime minister. Follow live updates from the PM's trip to Luxembourg here:
But Downing Street and Brussels downplay talk of a breakthrough today'Not helpful' to say what UK proposals to EU are
Umunna then turns to Boris Johnson and says:"You cannot defend an open rules-based order abroad if you flout the rules at home." But he says Labour cannot be a champion of liberalism while it is subject to an investigation by the UK's human rights watchdog over antisemitism; while party members find it acceptable to abuse, vilify and deselect anyone who dares question the leader; and while the BBC's political editor needs to take a bodyguard to their party conference.
He tells party members in Bournemouth:"This has been one of the best political decisions I have ever made." "It is our job to make sure this country's heart beats in a liberal and internationalist direction," he adds.PICTURED: It's all smiles from the two leadersHe ignores a shout from our Brussels correspondent asking what he's hoping to achieve from the meeting today.Juncker and Johnson are sitting down to lunch at a restaurant in Luxembourg City - dining on a menu of snails, salmon and cheese.
The Streatham MP defected to the anti-Brexit party in June, having walked out of Labour with six other colleagues in February to stand as independents.
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