Brexit: what are the odds of a deal and what remains to be agreed?

Talks enter 11th-hour phase with likelihood of an agreement hanging in the balance

EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier returns to Brussels after the last round of negotiations in London
Talks enter 11th-hour phase with likelihood of an agreement hanging in the balance
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The unofficial deadline set by both UK and EU officials for agreeing a Brexit deal by the end of last week has come and gone, but negotiators are ploughing on in a last-ditch bid to secure a future trade agreement.

The EU “backed down over post-Brexit fishing arrangements” on Sunday night, in what may be a significant victory for Britain, The Telegraph reports. But the chances of securing a trade deal remain “on a knife edge” as talks continue with “other key issues unresolved”, the newspaper adds.

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