Inside Politics: Boris Johnson set to decide whether to walk from Brexit talks

With precious little sign of progress at the EU Council summit, it’s time for the prime minister to make up his mind on the future of trade deal negotiations, writes Adam Forrest

Boris Johnson (AP)

Good morning – I hope fellow Londoners have their tier 2, winter beer garden outfits sorted. The Twitterati is loving Sadiq Khan’s body warmer under the suit look, worn as the mayor set out a ban on indoor pub mixing in the capital. How will Boris Johnson cope with the new chill in the air? Talks with leaders in Manchester have turned seriously frosty. Relations with leaders in Brussels are pretty icy too. Johnson has to decide whether he’s getting just enough warmth from the EU to carry on talking about a trade deal – or walk away and force the bleak midwinter of a no-deal crash.

Inside the bubble

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