Talks between the UK and EU over a post-Brexit trade agreement are "over", Downing Street has said.
No 10 argued there was "no point" in discussions continuing next week unless the EU was prepared to discuss the detailed legal text of a partnership.
UK chief negotiator Lord Frost said he had told EU counterpart Michel Barnier there was now no "basis" for planned talks on Monday.
Number 10 said the two sides had agreed to talk again next week - by phone.
Earlier, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tweeted that the Brussels negotiating team would go to London after the weekend to "intensify" discussions.
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Update #1: Brexit brinkmanship: Johnson says prepare for no-deal, cancels trade talks (Reuters)
Update #2: Boris Johnson tells UK: prepare for a no-deal Brexit (The Guardian)
WNU Editor: I have never been optimistic about these talks. The EU is an institution that does not bend, and they are certainly not going to bend to accommodate the UK at this period of time.
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"I have never been optimistic about these talks. The EU is an institution that does not bend, and they are certainly not going to bend to accommodate the UK at this period of time."
Exactly. And exactly why the UK needs to finally say "screw you" to the EU. It is not only an authoritarian institution, it's globalist (as demonstrated over the last 10 years by its insane immigration policies) and largely administered by unelected bureaucrats.
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