EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier says that Britain's disorderly exit from the European Union without a deal is becoming more likely by the day after the UK parliament again rejected alternatives to the government's unpopular divorce deal. A no- deal Brexit could come as soon two days after that. Despite the difficulties of a chaotic exit, "the EU will be able to manage," Barnier said, although he warned that "not everything will be smooth." READ MORE:* UK MPs fail to pick Brexit option* Brexit: Britain agrees to European Union's plan for delay* Brexit: UK Parliament gives decisive vote to delay Brexit deadline* Unicorns and chaos: What the UK Parliament's 'no deal' Brexit vote means* Brexit: EU plans for chaotic Brexit as UK readies for no-deal voteExit without a deal would affect trade and travel overnight, with new checks on borders and new regulations on dealings between Britain and the 27 remaining EU nations. "There is no transition if there is no deal," Barnier warned, and the sudden exit would be all the more frenzied because of it.

Source: Stuff April 02, 2019 08:26 UTC