IMF chief Christine Lagarde has waded into the Brexit debate - again

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The UK risks a "crash" triggered by uncertainty and unpredictability if Theresa May opts for a hard exit of the European Union, warned the IMF president, as she again waded into Britain's politics.

Ministers are due to start formal talks for leaving the bloc in just three days on Monday, June 19.

And Ms Lagarde has now made her opinion clear on the outcome Britain should seek from negotiations.

A soft Brexit means the UK would remain a member of the single market, which Brussels has made clears comes with the continued fee movement of people.

Prior to the election, Theresa May said continued unrestricted migration from the European Union must end, leading many to believe the UK was heeding for a hard Brexit - and leaving the single market.