Boris Johnson insisted on Sunday the UK would not pay the ￡39bn divorce bill in full in the event of a no-deal Brexit on October 31, as EU officials said it was “squarely and firmly” up to Britain to find a solution to the vexed issue of the Irish border.
At the G7 summit in Biarritz, the UK prime minister held a cordial meeting with Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, albeit with no sign of a breakthrough on a revised Brexit deal.
Mr Johnson said the chances of a deal were “improving”, but it was “touch and go” whether one could be struck.
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