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Brexit: Ursula von der Leyen says EU trade deal proposals would not undermine UK sovereignty – live

Latest updates: Von der Leyen says two sides remain apart and UK must accept fair competition as pre-condition for access to single market

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The Office for National Statistics has published its latest weekly coronavirus infection survey. This is seen as one of the most reliable guides to the prevalence of coronavirus because it is is based on a random survey, not just the test results for people who decide to get a test.

The new report covers the week up to last Saturday (5 December). Here are the key figures.

The percentage of people testing positive has increased in London and there are early signs that rates may have increased in the east of England; the percentage of people testing positive has decreased in all other regions.

The Downing Street lobby briefing has just finished. The prime minister’s spokesman did not deny the Reuters report saying that Boris Johnson was rebuffed when he tried to get the EU to agree to Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron getting involved in the trade talks. (See 12.37pm.)

The spokesman also rejected suggestions that Ursula von der Leyen’s comment about sovereignty this morning (see 10.26am) amounted to anything significant. He said:

I would say there isn’t anything new here, because they still say they would adapt the conditions they place on us for access, and our position on sovereignty remains unchanged.

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