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What 'no deal' Brexit really means, and how it might affect daily life in the UK
Charles Grant, the director of the Centre for European Reform, is confident that if the crunch comes EU member-states will strike bilateral side-deals with the UK to cushion the blow. "For now the Commission is taking a strong line, but EU member-states will have to look after their own interests", he predicts.