In theory, the EU’s negotiator on the future relationship with the UK is due to travel to London this Sunday, 8 November, to continue talks with his counterpart, David Frost. The two men are due to speak on the telephone on Friday 6 November and to agree in principle to continue the discussions.
Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, and Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, will also speak by phone on Saturday 7 November to take stock of the negotiations,...