Arrangements are in place for the UK and EU to agree on the deal as early as Sunday, it is claimed
, the commission leader was also scheduled to meet the King at Windsor Castle while in the UK on Saturday.
“It would be wrong to suggest the King would be involved in anything remotely political,” a Government source said.No 10 said talks between Mr Sunak and Ms von der Leyen would occur within the coming days, without being more exact on timings. They were developments that were interpreted as another step towards announcing a deal which is designed to reduce the customs headaches being encountered by retailers trading between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
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