direct to your inboxA No Deal Brexit has been averted for the time being as the EU and the UK agreed to continue talks into next week.There had been fears the Prime Minister Boris Johnson might pull the plug and end negotiations without a future trade agreement today.Mr Johnson set a deadline of Sunday earlier this week and told the country on Friday night to prepare for No Deal.The prospect prompted 10-mile queues of lorries near the port of Dover as supermarkets stockpiled ahead of potential problems with supply chains and shoppers panic-buying.
But this morning Mr Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said they have agreed to extend the deadline so negotiations can continue.
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