The talks were interrupted this week after a member of Michel Barnier's team contracted coronavirus

Where is the agreement?

Civil servants have begun to draft legislation for a Brexit agreement that will need to pass through the Commons and Lords at a "crazy pace" 

The Government Office has a team of officials working on the future relationship bill, which will enshrine any Brexit agreement in national legislation.

"There is a growing expectation for an agreement," said a Whitehall source. "We need to be ready to pass it in parliament.

Ministers discussed holding weekend sessions in the House of Lords to help approve the agreement by the end of the month. The talks were temporarily halted this week after a member of Michel Barnier's team of coronavirus contractors .