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Britain has nothing to fear from a “no deal” Brexit, the world’s leading diplomat declared yesterday.

Roberto Azevedo insisted trading with the EU under World Trade Organisation rules was “perfectly manageable”.

The director general of the WTO made the welcome intervention as EU officials turned the heat up on Theresa May in a bid to get Britain to up its divorce bill.

Speaking from the WTO HQ in Geneva Mr Azevedo said: “It is not the end of the world if the UK trades under WTO rules with the EU.

“Around half of the UK’s existing trade is already on WTO terms – with the US, China and several large emerging nations where the EU doesn’t have trade agreements.”

His declaration comes in stark contrast to doom-mongering Remainers who claim trading under WTO rules would be “disastrous” for British firms.

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Universities saw a record number of international student admissions this year - despite fears they may be put off by Brexit.

Official figures show the number of foreign students applying to British unis was the highest ever at 70,945 – a two per cent rise on last year.

Ucas said there was a five per cent rise in students applying from outside the EU like the US and China and a small decrease in students from countries like Germany France and Italy.

Overall 2,090 more international students – who pay higher fees - applied to start undergraduate courses this autumn, a 2.8 per cent hike on last year.

They more than made up for the number of EU students applying that fell slightly by 650 students to 30,700.

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