No10 bans government from using phrase no deal insisting non-negotiable outcome must be used instead

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DOWNING Street has banned the government from using the phrase no deal, insisting non-negotiable outcome must be used instead.

The No10 edict about the post-Brexit trade deal negotiation with the EU is one of a long list covering new language.

No10 has banned the government from using the phrase no deal, insisting non-negotiable outcome must be used instead

The word Brexit itself is also now banned unless it refers to historical events.

The phrase implementation period – referring to the 11 months that the UK remains under EU rules – must now be replaced by transition period.

Another banned phrase is level playing field, a Brussels term describing a condition in trade deals where nations agree similar state aid rules.

Sources said the changes were ordered by the PMs most senior adviser Dominic Cummings to mark a clear difference from Theresa Mays troubled reign.

EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan attacked the PMs suggestion that if the EU refused a Canada-style free trade deal, then he would opt for an Australia-style deal.

Australia has only minor agreements with Brussels and trades with the EU will full tariffs using standard World Trade Organisation terms.

Mr Hogan insisted Australia was just a code for No Deal.

He added: The reality of course is Brexit is far from complete, the crucial phase is only beginning now.

But No10 hit back at the Brussels chief.

The PMs official spokesman said: We have a deal. It guarantees the Northern Irish border and that citizens rights are dealt with.

The question now is whether the future relationship resembles the one the EU has with Canada, or with Australia.