Boris Johnson 'on brink of Brexit deal' after border concessions
![]() 1985 Wednesday, 16 October, 2019, 16:05 Boris Johnson appears to be on the brink of reaching a Brexit deal after making major concessions to EU demands over the Irish border.It is understood that the negotiating teams have agreed in principle that there will be a customs border down the Irish Sea. A similar arrangement was rejected by Theresa May as a deal that no British prime minister could accept.One Eurosceptic source close to both camps indicated that such an arrangement would be “extremely difficult for the DUP to swallow”, but neither the DUP nor ERG publicly made any criticism of Johnson’s efforts.The prime minister will brief his cabinet on the situation at 4pm on Wednesday before addressing a scheduled meeting of the 1922 Committee in the evening. |
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