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#BREAKING British PM Johnson says UK and EU remain 'long way apart' as he prepares to head to Brussels to try to salvage post-Brexit trade deal

#UPDATE British PM Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that the UK and the EU remained 'a long way apart', as he prepared to head to Brussels to try to salvage a post-Brexit trade deal in talks with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen u.afp.com/UkZC #BrexitTalks

#BREAKING EU will 'never sacrifice' future for Brexit deal says negotiator Barnier

#BREAKING UK says deal reached with EU on Northern Ireland post-Brexit trade

#UPDATE Britain and the EU on Tuesday announced a pact to regulate complex arrangements for Northern Ireland after #Brexit, as both sides readied for a face-to-face showdown in Brussels to try to salvage a wider trade deal u.afp.com/UkZC #BrexitTalks

#BREAKING UK's Johnson to meet EU's von der Leyen in Brussels Wednesday: govt