Incoming EU chief says bloc ready for 'no-deal' Brexit

The European Union has completed contingency preparations for any 'no-deal' Brexit but such a departure would not benefit the bloc or Britain, the incoming head of the European Commission said on Tuesday.

In unveiling her team to lead the next EU executive, Ursula von der Leyen said she would ask the bloc's current Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier to continue in his role.

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