The UK and EU have agreed to carry on post-Brexit trade talks after a call between leaders earlier on Sunday. In a joint statement, Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it was "responsible at this point to go the extra mile". The pair discussed "major unresolved topics" during their call. The two sides had said Sunday was the deadline for a decision on whether to continue with talks, with the UK set to leave EU rules at the end of the month. The two leaders agreed to tell negotiators to carry on talks in Brussels "to see whether an agreement can even at this late stage be ... (full story)