Ursula von der Leyen will travel to the UK on Monday for face-to-face talks with Rishi Sunak, as he hopes to seal the Brexit deal on Northern Ireland.
faces large hurdles
These include addressing what he has named the ‘democratic deficit’ of Northern Ireland being subject to EU rules while not having a say on them. Ms von der Leyen had been due to travel to Britain on Saturday to hold talks with Mr Sunak, as well as meet King Charles at Windsor Castle, but the plans were scrapped.
Speaking to The Sunday Times on Saturday, Mr Sunak said he planned to work all weekend to nail down revised terms as he looks to keep hardline Conservative Brexiteers and the Democratic Unionist Party happy.
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