'EU sources have said the request to delay Brexit doesn’t have to come from him'
today, EU sources have said the request to delay Brexit doesn’t have to come from him – meaning a senior civil servant could ask for an extension instead.
It could also come from Sir Tim Barrow, the UK’s ambassador to the EU, should the prime minister refuse to sign or send it. It is believed cabinet secretary and head of the civil service, Mark Sedwill, could send the request instead of the prime minister ‘Strictly speaking it is silent on whether there should be a request or where the request should come from.’, that would see Northern Ireland remain tied to EU single market rules but leave the customs union.
An accompanying explanatory note said a system of declarations for goods traded between the North and the Republic meant only a ‘very small proportion’ would be subject to physical customs checks.
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