Boris Johnson warns a no-deal Brexit is ‘very, very likely’

British prime minister Boris Johnson during a visit to the National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth, Northumberland Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA

Boris Johnson has warned it is “very, very likely” that the UK will fail to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union.

The British prime minister said he was “hopeful” that progress could be made in talks but stressed that the two sides remained stuck on fisheries and the so-called level-playing field.