Avoiding no-deal Brexit means hectic summer of talks, Boris Johnson warned

Whitehall sources say incoming PM cannot wait until summit in October but must start talks with EU quickly. Boris Johnson will have to embark on a whistlestop charm offensive meeting EU leaders over the summer and try to secure an emergency Brexit summit in September if he is serious about avoiding no deal, according to Whitehall sources who have been involved in negotiations. The senior sources said Johnson, if he becomes prime minister, would immediately need to pull out the stops over parliam