Ireland's foreign minister, Simon Coveney, said new British Prime Minister ...
LONDON - Ireland’s foreign minister, Simon Coveney, said new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s approach to Brexit was “very unhelpful” and would block an agreement, after Johnson rejected a key Irish demand his predecessor had agreed to.
Many Brexit supporters dislike the backstop - which would require Northern Ireland or the United Kingdom as a whole to stay in the European Union’s customs union - as it would make it hard for Britain to negotiate free trade deals with other countries. The backstop forms a part of a Brexit Withdrawal Agreement which Johnson’s predecessor, Theresa May, negotiated with Brussels last year. Britain’s parliament rejected the agreement three times, ultimately forcing May to resign.
Johnson has pledged to take Britain out of the EU on Oct. 31, even if it means leaving without a transition deal.
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