There were phone calls, breaks in the negotiations, but Boris seems certain he has proposed an agreement

A deal is about to be made, it seems to Mr Brexit

A trade, security and fisheries agreement with the European Union is "there to be done," said Boris Johnson before the start of the Brexit negotiations in London.

Lord Frost, the prime minister's chief negotiator, has been holding internal consultations within the government after a brief break in high-level negotiations. "I think this needs to be done, the broad outlines are quite clear," Johnson said.