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European Commission publishes bloc’s contingency plans for no-deal Brexit

No-deal plans included proposals for 'certain air services between the UK and EU' and 'basic connectivity' for road freight and road passenger transport for six months

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Photo: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images

The European Commission president has called on the European trading bloc to prepare for a possible no-deal Brexit on 1 January, hours after a failed attempt to break a deadlock in negotiations.

Ursula von der Leyen, who runs the European Union's executive body, posted on social network Twitter on 10 December that there was now "no guarantee that if & when an agreement is found it can enter into force on time".

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