Leaving London for Brussels on Saturday morning, the EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, told reporters: ‘We keep calm, as always, and if there is still a way, we will see.’ UK government sources have put the chances of a Brexit deal at no higher than 50% as Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen prepare to open direct talks after their negotiators failed to reach agreement

• Chance of a Brexit deal is no higher than 50%, say UK sources

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