Morning, they issued a joint statement saying they had agreed to go the extra mile to try to find a solution. The Prime Minister said the two sides remained far apart on key areas, but they wouldnt be walking away while there was still hope of a deal. Today had been given as a deadline to decide whether negotiations should continue. Our political correspondent, helen catt, reports. It was supposed to be the call that would make the call. Was there enough chance of a deal to keep talking . The answer. Despite the exhaustion after almost one year of negotiations and despite the fact that deadlines have been missed over and over, we both think that it is responsible at this point in time to go the extra mile. We have accordingly mandated our negotiators continued the task and to see whether an agreement can be reached, even at this late stage. In the last few minutes, the Prime Minister has downplayed expectations. As things stand, and this is basically what ursula and i agreed, i am afra