Brexit talks are slipping backward, but Boris is still optimistic of a deal

Johnson has suggested there's a solution to be found in making the island of Ireland a single area when it comes to food and animal standards and rules

Boris Johnson insists his priority is still to get a Brexit deal rather than leave on October 31 without one. European Union officials with knowledge of the negotiations in Brussels aren’t convinced, saying a lack of seriousness suggests the British side is playing for time. So what’s really going on?

Talks are happening

Johnson was heckled by a passerby in Morley in West Yorkshire on Friday who told him he “should be in Brussels negotiating.” In truth, his envoy, David Frost, is there for meetings with the European Commission twice a week. They’re scheduled to continue this week. While a