This is what the backstop means for Brexit
The backstop was a major factor in parliament’s rejection of former prime minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal
10 September 2019 - 16:21
Brussels — With few options left to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to achieve his goal of taking Britain out of the EU on October 31, officials in Brussels say that he may need to return to the idea of a Northern Ireland-only backstop to get a Brexit deal done.
The contentious backstop — an insurance policy to maintain the sensitive Irish border open under any circumstances after Brexit, including by tying the UK to the EU’s trading and other rules unless another solution is found — has so far proven to be the main stumbling block in the tortuous Brexit talks...
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