Johnson plans Brexit talks with EU's von der Leyen, warned to reach deal pre-autumn - FT

Reuters

Published Jun 01, 2020 18:51

Updated Jun 02, 2020 01:00

(Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to hold Brexit talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in June, with UK officials warning Johnson that an agreement was needed before autumn, the Financial Times newspaper reported.

"We need a broad agreement in place by the summer," an unnamed UK official was quoted as saying by the newspaper on Monday. "We can't still be having this conversation in September or October", the official added.

Downing Street said that the European Union's plan for a common regulatory framework was "novel and unbalanced", the report added.