<span style="color: #222222;">UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised a renewed effort to secure a deal with the EU before the Brexit deadline.<br />''<br />'' The UK's Brexit negotiators will now meet their EU counterparts twice a week next month, in the run up to a crucial summit on October 17-18.<br />''<br />'' It follows a backlash from MPs and opponents of a no-deal Brexit against the prime minister's decision to suspend Parliament next month.<br />''<br />'' The EU said it expected the UK to come up with concrete proposals. A European Commission spokesperson said its doors remain open and insisted it had demonstrated our willingness to work 24/7 throughout this long process.<br />''<br />''Mr Johnson said he had been encouraged by the response from EU leaders but said it is now time for both sides to step up the tempo.</span><br />