Boris Johnson Says ‘Strong Possibility’ of No-Deal Brexit

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson sits in front of a Union flag as he talks with Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan inside 10 Downing Street in central London, on Dec. 10, 2020. Gareth Fuller/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday there is now a “strong possibility” that the UK will not strike a trade deal with the European Union before the Brexit transition period ends on Dec. 31.

“We need to be very, very clear there’s now a strong possibility, strong possibility that we will have a solution that’s much more like an Australian relationship with the EU, than a Canadian relationship with the EU,” Johnson told reporters.