UK PM spokesman: Johnson to talk to EU's von der Leyen on Saturday

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will speak to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday to take stock of the trade and future relationship negotiations and to discuss next steps, a spokesman from the PM's office said on Friday.

The headlines prompted some short-covering move around the British pound and lifted the GBP/USD pair to fresh session tops, around the 1.2930 region in the last hour.