Brexit Trade Deal Faces A Make-Or-Break Day

Daily Mail: 'Merkel wants Britain to walk across broken glass': Chance of No Deal Brexit 'hits 80%' as Boris Johnson takes personal control of preparations before talks expire TODAY and UK insiders blame German intransigence

* Chancellor Angela Merkel is being blamed for the European Union's hard line during Brexit deal negotiations

* One source said that she was 'determined to make Britain crawl across broken glass' rather than compromise

* Johnson's Whitehall intervention is aimed at protecting vital supplies of food and medicines after January 1

* Will head 'super-committee' to run alongside existing No Deal preparation group chaired by Michael Gove

Boris Johnson has seized personal control of Britain's No Deal preparations as the deadline for historic talks with the EU expires today.

The move comes as Government sources put the chances of negotiations failing as high as 80 per cent, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel being blamed for the European Union's hard line.

One source said that she was 'determined to make Britain crawl across broken glass' rather than reach a compromise.

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More News On Brexit Talks Collapsing

Deadlock as Brexit trade deal faces make-or-break day -- Reuters

Brexit: UK and EU continue trade talks as deadline looms -- The Guardian

Brexit: EU offer 'unacceptable' as trade talks continue -- BBC

Brexit trade deal hopes dim as Johnson says failure 'very likely' -- France 24