She's challenged the Prime Minister to an ultimatum.
But Angela Merkel has challenged him a 30 day ultimatum to come up with an alternative solution.
Merkel said she wanted to maintain ‘very close relations’ with the UK after Brexit but acknowledged that a new deal might not be forged.and inconsistent with the sovereignty of the UK.’The two leaders have a drink on the terrace of the Chancellery Merkel made it clear the EU is preparing for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit
Johnson, whose opposition to the backstop has been met with a wall of resistance in Brussels, insisted he wanted a Brexit deal.
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