He said: “What should have happened is, the Government and business, when Article 50’s notice was signed on March 29, 2017, they should have said, ‘we are preparing for a no deal Brexit’.
“‘We don’t want one, in fact, we think one would be damaging. It will also damage Europe, but we are going to prepare for it.
“‘Now, if you would like to suggest, Europe, how we can get together to make sure it doesn’t happen, we are listening’.
“If that had happened, which would in a classic negotiation, then we would not be in this position.” Express.
