Latvia’s foreign minister says Britain’s chances of leaving the European Union without a Brexit deal have now increased to an even point.
“Frankly at this point I would rate it 50:50. 50:50 is a very considerable risk,” Edgars Rinkēvičs said in an interview with the BBC on Wednesday, adding that there was a “very considerable risk” that Britain could crash out of the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
The comments came ahead of meeting between Rinkēvičs and UK foreign minister Jeremy Hunt.
The top British diplomat is currently touring European capitals in an appeal for more EU flexibility in talks with Britain on how the country would finally leave the bloc in March next year.
Senior EU officials have dismissed a plan submitted by British Prime Minister Theresa May last month, saying her proposals on issues like trade and the Irish border would not work. That has revived fears about a no-deal Brexit, a scenario which many…