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Boris Johnson failed to come to a final arrangement with EU Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen at dinner last week, putting the UK within spitting distance of a no-deal Brexit. Both Mr Johnson and the EU have since warned no-deal is likely and urged people to prepare for this scenario, branded a potential disaster by economics experts. The country risks compounding the effects of Covid-19 for both locals and the EU, but the Prime Minister in a far weaker position, according to one expert.