Boris Johnson and Ireland’s Leo Varadkar see (‘cautious’) Brexit pathway
Johnson proposes Northern Ireland stay aligned to the EU’s single market but remain in a separate UK-wide customs territory
10 October 2019 - 18:35
London — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar said on Thursday that they could see a “pathway” to reaching a Brexit deal, but remained cautious with just days left to strike an agreement.
Time is running out to sign off on any deal at an October 17-18 EU summit, the last such meeting before Britain’s scheduled departure at the end of the month. The main sticking point in the divorce is how to keep open the border between the British province of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic...
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