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Boris Johnson has warned the UK to prepare for a no-deal scenario in post-Brexit trade talks.
The Prime Minister said that the European Union had "abandoned the idea of free Brexit trade deal", accusing them of "refusing to negotiate seriously for much of the last few months".
He stressed that, unless there is a “fundamental change in approach” from the EU, then the UK will go for the “Australia solution" - Downing Street language for no-deal.
Mr Johnson had threatened to walk away from the talks this week if no breakthrough had been made but EU leaders called for them to continue. On Friday, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that a deal was “close” with only two issues, fishing and the level playing field, left to thrash out.
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