1. Downing Street staying v tightlipped for now after the talks - hear the meeting was a constructive 2.5 hours, and at the end Varadkar and Johnson went for a walk round the grounds one on one

2. From the tone of the statement seems there's been a bit of progress, but may well only have been stepping a few inches towards each other, when they started miles apart - but the process is rolling on, rather than coming crashing to a halt - Varadkar should be speaking soon