LONDON (BLOOMBERG) - Boris Johnson insists his priority is still to get a Brexit deal rather than leave on Oct 31 without one. European Union officials with knowledge of the negotiations in Brussels are not convinced, saying a lack of seriousness suggests the British side is playing for time. So what's really going on?. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LONDON - Boris Johnson insists his priority is still to get a Brexit deal rather than leave on Oct 31 without one. European Union officials with knowledge of the negotiations in Brussels are not convinced, saying a lack of seriousness suggests the British side is playing for time. So what's really going on?
Yet the positivity has dissipated quickly, because of a lack of what the EU considers to be serious proposals. The EU says that's not good enough because any solution must do the same job as the existing mechanism: avoid checks on the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland indefinitely.Johnson has suggested there is a solution to be found in making the island of Ireland a single area when it comes to food and animal standards and rules. The EU acknowledges it could be a step in the right direction, but it isn't nearly enough to replace the backstop.
Johnson says that is undemocratic because the UK would be in a relationship it can never escape unilaterally. In talks with the EU on Friday, UK negotiator Frost signalled he wanted the Northern Ireland assembly to have a veto over the backstop before and after Brexit.
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