Brexit talks making good progress, says Ursula Von der Leyen

European commission president says key issues are level playing field and fisheries

Trade and security negotiations between the UK and the EU are making good progress, Ursula von der Leyen has said in the most optimistic comments to date on the state of the Brexit talks.

As the negotiations moved to Brussels after seven days in London, the European commission president said: We're making good progress but [there are] two critical issues: level playing field and the fisheries, [where] we would like to see more progress.