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Whatever happened in the encounter last week between UK PM Boris Johnson’s chief European envoy and EU officials, it was no meeting of minds, write Mark John and Mike Dolan.
The Guardian reports that Brussels diplomats briefed after the meeting with David Frost said it was clear Johnson has no intention of renegotiating the withdrawal agreement and that a no-deal Brexit is his "central scenario".

Bear in mind that it was only a few weeks ago that Johnson described the chances of no-deal as “a million to one”, and that the official UK government line remains to want to negotiate in good faith.

Since then, the rhetorical tactic has clearly shifted to a) talking up the prospects of no deal and b) blaming such any such outcome on EU intransigence.

Forecasters agree that the worst-hit countries in the event of no deal would be Britain followed by Ireland.

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