Comments from unnamed EU sources reported by Reuters
- "Big progress" on issues including social security
- Family benefits and health surcharge are main sticking points on social security coordination
- "We are getting closer and closer to deal" despite no deal rhetoric, final decision will be in Boris Johnson's hands
- Level playing field, fisheries and government remain biggest hurdles
- Deadline of end-October could slip as far as mid-November
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The word 'deadline' is meaningless in Europe.
