Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happenLunchtime summary 2.56pm BST And Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, said there were there were “encouraging” signs that the Brexit talks could move on to the subject of the future trade relationship as early as December. According to the Press Association, as Merkel arrived at the summit she said enough progress had been made to encourage her to think it would be possible to “take the work forward and then reach the start of the second phase in December”. 2.52pm BST Emmanuel Macron, the French president, said the EU27 were united in their stance on Brexit as he arrived at the EU summit. He said: This European council will be marked by a message of unity. Unity in the Brexit discussions because we are all united on how things stand, the interests we have and our ambitions, behind one negotiator. Continue reading…
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