Risk of no-deal Brexit rising, ‘everyone needs to prepare’: British foreign minister

HELSINKI (Reuters) – The risk of a no-deal Brexit has been increasing and the European Union commission needs to change its attitude if a deal is to be reached, British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Tuesday.

“Everyone needs to prepare for the possibility of a chaotic no-deal Brexit,” Hunt told reporters in Helsinki, referring to a situation where Britain would leave the EU without first agreeing a deal over their future relationship.

“I think the risk of a no Brexit deal has been increasing recently,” he said.

“But it’s not what anyone wants and I hope very much that we’ll find a way to avoid that … We do need to see a change in approach by the European Commission.”

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