“No deal was never our desire or intended scenario but the EU 27 is now prepared. It becomes day after day more likely.”

—  Michel Barnier

Brexit: MPs push to prevent no-deal in law https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47789298 BBC News (2 April 2019)
2019

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