UK's Barclay: A Brexit deal is still very possible

The UK Brexit secretary, Stephen Barclay was out on the wires in the last hour, saying that a Brexit deal is still very possible and we need to give space to Brexit talks.
 
The comments further added fuel to the recent optimism and remained supportive of the strong bid tone surrounding the British Pound, helping the GBP/USD pair to hold steady above mid-1.2600s.