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Wednesday 2 October 2019

Boris Johnson's final masterplan for a Brexit deal is revealed: EU envoy delivers five-point alternative to the backstop to Brussels - as Number 10 warns PM will BOYCOTT summit if leaders reject it

[Daily Mail]: Boris Johnson laid the board for a dramatic Brexit endgame tonight after he tabled a 'final offer' and five-point plan to scrap the backstop with Brussels - and then dramatically moved to suspend Parliament again.

The Prime Minister ramped up pressure on the EU by finally sending details of his plan to commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, and challenging him to accept a 'reasonable compromise'. However he made clear the only alternative to his proposals is no deal.

The five-point plan involves: Keeping Northern Ireland in the single market when it leaves the EU Customs Union with the rest of the UK, giving Stormont the right to veto staying in an all-island regulatory zone, conducting customs checks away from the border, putting money aside for Belfast and Dublin, and keeping freedom of movement between the UK and Ireland.

The PM's proposals for the island of Ireland would effectively create a border in the Irish Sea, whereby goods coming into Northern Ireland from Britain are checked and sent back if they do not comply with EU standards...Read The Full Article Here>>>...