UK must prepare for ‘no deal’ Brexit, says PM Boris Johnson
The United Kingdom must prepare for a no-deal breakup with the European Union unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from the bloc, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned.
He said on Friday that the EU was refusing to give the UK what it wants – a trade deal like the one it has with Canada.
Johnson was responding to EU leaders, who said at a Brussels summit on Thursday that the UK needs to shift its positions to make an agreement possible.
“As far as I can see they have abandoned the idea of a free trade deal … Unless there is a fundamental change of approach, we are going to go for the Australia solution,” he said in London.
Australia has no comprehensive trade deal with the EU. ...
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/16/uk-must-prepare-for-no-deal-pm-johnson
