Brussels (CNN) With the UK Parliament now suspended until mid-October and Prime Minister Boris Johnson's hope of an early general election shattered, the focus of where Brexit is heading turns to Brussels and attempting to read the tea leaves of Britain's bi-weekly "technical talks" with the European Union.

Those talks -- rather than full-on negotiations, as EU officials often point out -- will resume on Wednesday, but hopes are not high for any agreements, especially as several hours of discourse last week yielded few results.

With 51 days to go until the UK's departure from the bloc on October 31, EU sources say they remain in the dark about what Britain really wants and what its Prime Minister -- having lost his majority -- would even be able to secure from his own Parliament.

"We believe Boris Johnson wants a deal," a senior EU diplomat told CNN on Tuesday. "We just don't know what type of deal."

The diplomat said they had had verbal indications recently from the UK's negotiating team that it may seek a slimmed down version of the EU's trade deal with Canada, but had not yet seen anything in writing to suggest as much.

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