Boris Johnson has said that a no-deal Brexit is now "very, very likely" as hopes of an EU trade deal fade. The Prime Minister gave a gloomy assessment of the deadlocked trade talks ahead of Sunday's deadline for a decision on whether to press ahead with negotiations.
Mr Johnson made a last-minute dash to Brussels on Wednesday to meet European Commission boss Ursula von der Leyen, where they set a new cut-off point for the talks.
If a deal cannot be agreed by the end of the Brexit transition period, the UK will have to revert to tariff-heavy World Trade Organisation terms in trade with the EU from January 1.
Speaking to reporters on a visit in Northumberland, Mr Johnson said: "I've got to tell [you] that from where I stand now, here in
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