Moment of truth coming for Brexit with time running out, EU and Britain say

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney arrives to meet with European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, September 27, 2019. [Reuters]

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney warned on Friday that time was running out for Britain and the European Union to hammer out a divorce deal with the British Brexit minister also saying the moment of truth was approaching.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed Britain will leave the EU on October 31 whether or not a deal has been agreed with the bloc, and while both sides say they are keen to reach an agreement, there is little sign of the deadlock being broken.