EU prepared to give up on KEY red line to deliver Brexit before election
Speaking to Sophy Ridge on Sky News, the former Conservative leader claimed he believes there is now"scope" for alternative arrangements to replace the controversial backstop protocol. Mr Duncan-Smith claimed the EU has now"gradually accepted" the agreed proposal to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland would not work and claimed there is scope to believe Brexit will be resolved before the European Parliament elections in May.
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