Coronavirus latest news: Toothpaste helps prevent infection, says dental expert Michael Gove says the door remains 'ajar' for post-Brexit trade deal with EU Blair asked Health Secretary about Covid rules before US visit Tory MPs rowing over tougher Covid-19 restrictions for Manchester Civil servant suspected of US cables leak may face court Subscribe to The Telegraph The EU must show Britain more "respect" and "maturity" if an 11th-hour Brexit trade deal is to be secured in the remaining time, a Cabinet minister has said. Today's meeting between David Frost and Michel Barnier, the two chief negotiators, has been downgraded to a phone call after Boris Johnson last week put the UK on notice to prepare for a no deal at the end of this year. Speaking this morning Robert Jenrick, the Housing Secretary, said Brussels hadn't "shown the flexibility and respect that a sovereign nation negotiating with another sovereign nation" should. "In a pandemic, in a health crisis, we want to make sure we have the best possible relationship with our nearest trading partner," he told Sky News. "It would be sensible for them to go the extra mile, to come closer to us on the points that remain. They haven't done so yet. He noted the "door is still ajar" for a deal, if although stressed that businesses shouldn't be "overly concerned" about the prospect of leaving without. Read the latest updates below
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