GERMANY - A German government spokesman has told UK officials that "time is very pressing" in a bid to break the ongoing Brexit talks deadlock between the European Union and Britain. Member states are due to decide whether or not “sufficient progress” has been made on the core separation issues at a summit next month, with the divorce bill, the Irish border and citizens’ rights still yet to be agreed on. Once a deal has been made, the two sides can begin to discuss the issue of post-Brexit trade. German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said: “Further progress is required, time is very pressing.”