'Strong possibility' UK will fail to get trade deal with EU

British prime minister Boris Johnson in Brussels.

British prime minister Boris Johnson has warned there is a "strong possibility" that the UK will fail to broker a trade deal with the EU, as he urged the public to prepare for the end of the transition period.

His counterpart, EU president Ursula von der Leyen said it would be "difficult" to reach a post-Brexit trade agreement, the European Union's top official said as she stepped up no-deal planning.