Thread by @BBCkatyaadler

Mire pizza anyone? EU+UK negotiators will work late into the night tonight as they did last night, I’m told. “This is the big push”. EU sources predict the “bulk of outstanding work” on deal could be done in next 24 hours BUT that fine-tuning could take a few more days #Brexit /1

More EU negotiators are making their way to London this afternoon. This, in itself, isn’t remarkable - there can be lots of shuttling between London and Brussels on negotiating weeks BUT the timing makes everything noteworthy right now /2

EU sources tell me that even if/when the outline of a deal is there, there will most likely be a meeting between the PM and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. EU member states could then veto the deal IF they’re unhappy.. /3

There are concerns amongst EU countries about state aid mechanisms and how to enforce agreed environmental and labour standards for example. This is all part of competition regulations aka the level playing field /4

Coastal states are also jumpy about losing their fishing quotas in UK waters. Domestic political pressure has lead to France +traditional UK ally Denmark sounding pretty hardline. For majority in EU, priority is that rest of deal is there withsingle market adequately protected /5

If that’s the case, compromising on fish is viewed by EU as a necessary evil. Debate is: how much, how soon and one EU coastal country doesn’t want to lose out more than another. EU leaders have to be able to sell this deal back home too.. /6