The EU is willing to give Britain access to the single market, the head of the European commission, Ursula von der Leyen, insists, but balanced terms that are fair to the bloc have not yet been achieved.
'I had a very long conversation last night with Prime Minister Boris Johnson. It was a good conversation but it is difficult,' Von der Leyen says before talks with EU leaders at which she will inform them on progress in reaching a trade deal with Britain