Talks over a Brexit deal are on the brink of collapse, as a No 10 source said that Angela Merkel was making a deal impossible and Brussels accused Boris Johnson of trying to play a “stupid blame game”. ]”Downing Street officially insists the government is still focused on getting a deal with the EU, with preliminary talks continuing about Johnson’s new Brexit proposals. This is not in the interest of NI or the union.”With No 10 still insisting a no-deal Brexit was possible, the government published a 150-page document outlining its “Brexit readiness”. These include increasing border staff and briefing more than 800 businesses at no-deal Brexit events. His strategy from day one has been for a no-deal Brexit,” he said.

Source: The Guardian October 08, 2019 09:47 UTC