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		</div><p>A push for Irish reunification and Scottish independence are &#8220;real threats&#8221; of a no-deal Brexit, UK International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has said.</p>
<p>The Brexiteer is backing British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt in the race to become the next UK prime minister.</p>
<p>Both Mr Hunt and rival Boris Johnson have threatened to take the UK out of the EU without a deal if a fresh one cannot be brokered.</p>
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<p>Dr Fox was challenged on BBC Radio 4&#8217;s Today programme on whether a badly handled EU exit without a deal could lead to Scottish independence and a border poll to reunite the island of Ireland.</p>
<p>He said: &#8220;We know they are both real threats, there&#8217;s no point in pretending they&#8217;re not there.</p>
<p>&#8220;And therefore we have to put in place the details of what a no-deal would look like, including how we protect crucial industries like fishing and farming and how we deal with small businesses.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not good enough to simply say we are going to have a no-deal; we need to prepare about it, that&#8217;s what government is all about.&#8221;</p>
<p>Former British foreign secretary Mr Johnson has pledged Britain will leave the EU by October 31 &#8220;do or die&#8221;, but said he believes the chances of a no-deal Brexit are a &#8220;million-to-one against&#8221;.</p>
<p>Mr Hunt has argued it is a &#8220;fake deadline&#8221; and that if a deal is close he would be prepared to ask for a delay.</p>
<p>Both are firmly against any break-up of the UK, while Mr Johnson has argued that a well-performed Brexit could &#8220;cement and intensify&#8221; the union.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">A break up of the UK is a ";real threat"; in the event of a no-deal Brexit says International Trade Sec <a href="https://twitter.com/LiamFox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LiamFox</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/r4today?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#r4today</a> <a href="https://t.co/pXe0souAz6">https://t.co/pXe0souAz6</a> <a href="https://t.co/CdAcNgydn9">pic.twitter.com/CdAcNgydn9</a></p>
<p>&mdash; BBC Radio 4 Today (@BBCr4today) <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCr4today/status/1145602759246471168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Mr Johnson&#8217;s leadership rival-cum-supporter Matt Hancock stressed on Monday that the former London mayor&#8217;s tactics would increase the chance of a deal.</p>
<p>The UK Health Secretary also said he had been reassured by Mr Johnson on his attitude towards business after reports that he said &#8220;f*** business&#8221; when asked about concerns last year.</p>
<p>&#8220;My argument that we need to have a pro-free enterprise economy is one that I&#8217;ve had very emphatic reassurances on,&#8221; Mr Hancock told Today.</p>
<p>He also defended his support for his former rival over Mr Johnson&#8217;s refusal to rule out a controversial move to suspend Parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit.</p>
<p>&#8220;I just don&#8217;t think that this is where that&#8217;s going to end up,&#8221; Mr Hancock said.</p>
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