Subscriber OnlyPoliticsFrance Says It Now Sees No-Deal Brexit as the Likeliest ScenarioOfficial in Macron’s office warns of immediate border checksEU will still expect U.K. to pay exit settlement: officialFrance Anticipates a No-Deal BrexitByHelene Fouquet and Ian Wishart+FollowAugust 21, 2019, 2:14 PM UTCUpdated onAugust 21, 2019, 2:55 PM UTCFollow @Brexit, sign up to our Brexit Bulletin, and tell us your Brexit story. The French government expects the U.K. to leave the European Union without a withdrawal agreement, an official in President Emmanuel Macron’s office said, meaning the immediate imposition of border controls after Brexit at the end of October.