Nigel Farage, leader of the Brexit Party, says he thinks Britain can secure a "pretty reasonable" trade deal with the European Union as long as it is "tough" in the forthcoming negotiations.
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Speaking from Brussels, the outgoing MEP told BBC Radio 4's Today program on Wednesday: "I think we're in an enormously powerful position.
"There is now genuine fear in this building I'm in this morning about Brexit and here's what the fear is, particularly coming from the Germans - they're very scared that we will become more competitive than they are.
"The whole single market is based on this premise of a level playing field - it is actually anti-competitive by its very nature, and I think that is a very strong card for us to play because, after all, we still buy an awful lot of German motor cars.
"I think the truth of it is, if we negotiate tough in this next round, we will come out at the end of the year with something pretty reasonable."
Australian Associated Press
