Comment on Johnson, Juncker hold Brexit talks; no visible breakthrough

LUXEMBOURG – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed Monday to ramp up talks on securing an elusive Brexit deal, but the two sides gave starkly different assessments of how far apart they are. The two men held their first face-to-face talks over a two-hour lunch in Juncker's native Luxembourg amid claims from Britain that an agreement is in sight. "Yes there is a good chance of a deal.