German chancellor says row over future regulatory standards is main sticking point in talks
Angela Merkel has said the major obstacle to a Brexit deal is not access to British fishing waters but future regulatory standards in the UK, adding that she expects the talks to continue for days to come.
Boris Johnson and the European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, are due to have dinner together in Brussels at 7pm GMT. Merkel said she did not expect a deal to be in place before an EU summit on Thursday but that hope remained.
