Johnson says Britain should prepare for final no-deal break with Brussels

Boris Johnson said his judgment was that the UK should prepare for an Australia-style deal in the EU trade talks. Picture: Downing Street /PA Wire

Boris Johnson has said that unless there is a “fundamental change of approach” from the EU, Britain is prepared to move to trading on World Trade Organisation rules when the Brexit transition period ends.

The British prime minister said this week’s EU summit in Brussels has made clear the EU is not prepared to offer the kind of Canada-style deal the UK is seeking.