Britain's Brexit talks with EU on verge of collapse

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Brexit talks between Britain and the European Union teetered on the verge of collapse, with tit-for-tat claims of intransigence and sabotage before an end-October deadline.

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to German Chancellor Angela Merkel as he tried to salvage new divorce terms he has proposed ahead of next week's pivotal EU summit in Brussels.

The Downing Street official quoted Ms Merkel as saying that a deal now looked"overwhelming unlikely", and added that the Brexit talks were"close to breaking down". Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) receives President of the European Council Donald Tusk at the Federal Chancellery.Riding a wave of British frustrations with the saga, Mr Johnson is threatening to leave at any cost - with or without a withdrawal deal - on October 31.

A frustrated Mr Tusk accused Britain of playing with"the future of Europe and the UK" with no clear plan of what the country wanted.

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