In an interview Sunday with Sky News, Johnson said: "I think what the entire European Union understands if we come out without a deal, the 39 billion pounds is not pledged. They understand that if there isn't a deal, then the 39 billion is no longer legally pledged."
Reports in London claimed Johnson had threatened to withhold 30 billion pounds (36.8 billion U.S. dollars) of the money Brussels is expecting to receive.
In London the Sunday Times said that Johnson, by threatening to slash the Brexit divorce bill, had put Britain on a general election footing.
The newspaper said Johnson's tough stance, intended to win over Brexit Party supporters, came as his team worked on a populist emergency budget in October, paving the way for a snap general election the same month.
The report claimed senior Conservatives Senior Tories say Downing Street has "wargamed" an election on Oct. 17, the same day that EU leaders meet to discuss whether to give Britain a new agreement to prevent a no-deal departure two weeks later.
The Times said the prospects of a majority for Johnson's Conservatives have grown this weekend with a new YouGov put the party on 33 percent, 12 points clear of Corbyn's Labour Party. It is the Conservative's largest lead with YouGov since the 2017 general election.
Medicine supplies to Britain would continue in the event of a no-deal, and he said he thought it highly unlikely there will be food shortages of any kind.
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