UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other high-ranking UK government officials connected on June 15, 2020, via a video call with the leaders of EU institutions, marking the first of multiple top-level Brexit meetings scheduled until the end of July. Prior to the new negotiations on future UK-EU relations, the UK government had formally notified the European Union that it will not extend the current post-Brexit transition period beyond the previously agreed date of December 31, 2020. However, Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove stated that the United Kingdom would not impose full customs checks on