Ursula Von Der Leyen

Turkey said it was following EU requests when Ms von der Leyen was obliged to sit on a sofa apart from her male counterparts during a meeting.

AstraZeneca must “honour” its vaccine contract with the EU and "catch up" on its promised deliveries to the bloc before exporting elsewhere, the bloc has said.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hailed the post-Brexit trade deal as a great one for Britain but warned "there will be change" in months ahead.