UK and EU say no-deal Brexit is now most likely outcome
by Daniel Boffey in Brussels and Heather Stewart in L from on (#5BH2N)
PM says no deal would be wonderful' as it emerges France and Germany rebuffed overtures
Boris Johnson has put Britain on course for a no-deal Brexit, claiming it is now very likely", as it emerged that Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel have flatly rejected his appeal for direct talks.
In a pointed toughening up of his language, the prime minister claimed Britain was on a path to leaving the single market and customs union without any trade or security agreement, describing it as a potentially wonderful" outcome.
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