UK says progress made on Brexit; EU trade deal can be done

Britain's top minister overseeing Brexit talks said on Friday that progress had been made with the European Union so he believed the two sides would clinch a free trade agreement.

"All the evidence is that we are making progress with the European Union," Michael Gove told reporters. "I believe that there will be a successful negotiated outcome."

The United Kingdom left the EU on Jan. 31 but the main terms of its membership remain in place during a transition period until the end of this year, during which time both sides hope to negotiate a new free trade deal.