Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that progress with the European Union on a potential trade deal isn’t moving as fast as was originally planned, potentially resulting in a ‘No Deal’ Brexit.

Johnson admitted that the plans were originally for a Canada-style deal, but now looks more like an ‘Australian-style’ deal after talks with Brussels seem to have stalled.

From the beginning of his tenure as Prime Minister, Johnson has insisted on leaving the European Union on the 1st of January 2021, despite the coronavirus pandemic, which briefly halted talks with Brussels.

The United Kingdom officially left the European Union on the 1st of January of this year, but was given a ‘transition year’ to negotiate with the EU to a trade deal.

In the speech, Boris Johnson said that the EU wanted “the continued ability to control our legislative freedom, our fisheries in a way that is completely unacceptable to an independent country”.

Despite the government’s determination, pressure is still mounting from all sides of government over an amalgamation of the possibility of ‘No Deal and the coronavirus pandemic.

With only 10 weeks left of the year, there are still hopes that a deal may be reached to allow for a ‘smoother’ exit from Europe.

The news of preparing for a ‘No Deal’ Brexit comes just one day after the government announced a trade deal with the Ivory Coast.