With trade negotiations hanging by a thread, and on the day that Boris Johnson heads to Brussels for emergency talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, a petition calling on the British government to avoid a no-deal Brexit was sent to Downing Street.

Signed by over 100,000 people, the petition urges Boris Johnson to avoid this worst-case scenario and, due to COVID-19, was sent to Number 10 both electronically and by post.

Organised by the European Movement UK, the grass-roots campaign group working to uphold European values, standards and rights post-Brexit, the petition urges supporters to sign because a “damaging No Deal Brexit, combined with the consequences of the current Covid19 pandemic would be catastrophic for both our economy and our NHS.”

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