Claim: We can leave the EU with no deal and negotiate a free trade agreement during the transition period.
Fact-check: Brexit withdrawal deal and future trade deal—what's the difference? - Full Fact
Verdict: incorrect. the transition period is part of the withdrawal agreement. leaving the eu with no deal means there's no transition period – though we could still try and negotiate a free trade agreement following a no-deal brexit.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2018-11-21T00:00:00