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No-deal

Boris Johnson should resign if it is no-deal - British MP

A Conservative MP with a second home in France tells The Connexion a no-deal would be a failure in his view, with harmful effects including the loss of Ehic health cover and a strong risk of the break-up of the UK

How can a Brexit deal (if done) be ratified in two weeks?

It was originally hoped that around two months would be left to check, translate and ratify a Brexit deal

'Good progress' in intensified Brexit talks says EU

After fears of a 'no-deal' Brexit in January, there are renewed hopes of a deal in the coming weeks

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No-deal Brexit now ‘likely’ outcome says French minister

We look at impacts for second home owners and British residents in France

UK wants clean break but keeping advantages – EU

The UK is still trying to have the benefits of the EU without making concessions – and risking a no-deal scenario in January, said the EU’s chief negotiator today.

Your rights are secure even in a 'new' no-deal Brexit

Connexion continues to receive emails from readers concerned over on-going references to ‘no-deal’ in UK and international media and whether their health and pension rights are therefore at risk – here we explain why there is no reason to be worried.

'No time for overall deal if transition is 11 months'

If the UK refuses to extend the Brexit transition period beyond 2020 it will be impossible to come to a comprehensive agreement on trade and all other areas of the future relationship, says the EU’s chief negotiator.

Would expat rights be lost if trade deal talks fail?

A reader asks: I have heard that if we leave with the negotiated Brexit deal on January 31 but then do not have a trade deal in place by the end of 2020 we will crash out with no deal – does that mean all the expatriate rights would be lost again? R.F.

France's no-deal carte website works well but...

... what if there IS a Brexit deal?

UK's no-deal report 'offers no comfort to OAPs abroad'

A ‘No-deal Readiness Report’ published by the UK government last week has “not one word in it that offers long-term comfort to the tens of thousands of increasingly frightened UK citizens living within the rest of the EU” a Conservative MP has said.

Brexit and Britons in France - 10/2019 updates

Latest updates on Brexit: groups and protest, flight plan, disaster fund and more...

EU rebuffs UK request for bilateral no-deal plans

The EU has rebuffed British requests to prepare together for a no-deal scenario or to give its approval to bilateral discussions between the UK and individual EU states.

No-deal healthcare: Update

There have been further clarifications as to the UK’s position on healthcare for Britons living in the EU in the case of a no-deal.

No-deal Brexit will be ‘irresponsible’

The UK government’s willingness to accept a no-deal solution shows that they are moved by irresponsible considerations.

Urgent border issues must be solved in case of no-deal

The UK Home Office's announcement that strict entry restrictions would be applied for EU visitors immediately after a no-deal Brexit has raised uncertainty over key border issues for people coming and going between the UK and France from November this year.

UK ‘could still be facing no deal’

There is a real risk that the UK could find itself facing a choice between a no-deal Brexit or no Brexit again in October, former British ambassador to France Lord Ricketts has warned.

Food from UK banned from luggage in no-deal Brexit

Meat and cheese products from the UK – whether a Cornish pasty, Wensleydale cheese or jar of Bovril – could not be brought into France by travellers from the UK in the case of a no-deal Brexit, the EU has confirmed.

Truth of no-deal Brexit pension rumour

Is it true that, if you have a French pension and return to the UK to live, with a no-deal Brexit you risk losing all your pensions? And, if so, why? Elizabeth Melia, Alpes-Maritimes

No-deal 'will mean Green Card for UK drivers in EU'

Motorists warned to apply early for green card insurance certificates, which could take a month to process

No-deal residency cards expected to cost €269

Following our article today on the new French no-deal Brexit law several readers have contacted us to ask if the cards Britons would apply for would be free. We understand that is not the case – they are expected to cost €269.

Questions raised over OAP healthcare in no-deal

Questions have again been raised over access to healthcare for British retirees living in France in the case of a no-deal Brexit. It comes after the UK government put out no-deal advice for Britons abroad in the EU stating that “you may need to buy healthcare insurance in the country you live in so you can receive the healthcare treatment you need”.

No-deal

Boris Johnson should resign if it is no-deal - British MP

How can a Brexit deal (if done) be ratified in two weeks?

'Good progress' in intensified Brexit talks says EU

No-deal Brexit now ‘likely’ outcome says French minister

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'Very unlikely' UK will leave with deal in October

EU/UK impasse means no-deal Brexit closer than ever

Port of Calais now ready for ‘no deal’ Brexit

Campaigners and MPs ask EU to ring-fence rights

UK ‘could still be facing no deal’

Food from UK banned from luggage in no-deal Brexit

Truth of no-deal Brexit pension rumour

No-deal 'will mean Green Card for UK drivers in EU'

No-deal residency cards expected to cost €269

Questions raised over OAP healthcare in no-deal

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MP amendments may help fend off no-deal

UK reveals details on pension rights after Brexit

EU implements contingency plans for no-deal Brexit

Ring-fence our rights now, say campaigners

Brexit credit refusal?

Brexit and Britons in France: Media is wrong

French bill flags up severe consequences of no-deal

Key Brexit issues unresolved ahead of summit