I have to tell you the truth,'' Barnier said in Brussels. ``We can still hope to avoid it'' if the intensive work in London produces a breakthrough before an April 10 EU summit.Britain could depart from the EU without a road map two days after the summit. But it was linked to the overall agreement that hasn't won approval in Parliament, so ``there is no transition if there is no deal,'' Barnier said.Barnier reiterated that the EU was unwilling to renegotiate the 585-page withdrawal agreement but said he would agree to open up the political declaration attached to the legal text.In Britain, political chaos continued to reign as the Cabinet held a marathon session to try to find a way out of the crisis. A group of pro-Brexit ministers pressed May to go forward with a no-deal departure. Other Cabinet members and a majority of lawmakers think that would be a disaster.``We are now in a really dangerous situation with a serious and growing risk of no deal,'' Labour Party legislator Yvette Cooper said.Cooper has introduced legislation, which Parliament is set to consider, this week, that would require May to seek to extend the Brexit process beyond April 12 in order to prevent a no-deal departure.

Source: Economic Times April 02, 2019 17:24 UTC