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He highlighted EU unity by insisting there was not a"cigarette paper" between France, Germany and other EU countries, saying:"The point can't be to exit Europe and say 'we'll be stronger', before in the end, becoming the junior partner of the US."She suggested there would be a 30-day deadline for the UK prime minister to come up with a solution to replacing a controversial part of the Brexit deal agreed by Brussels and Theresa May.
He has been calling for the withdrawal agreement to be re-negotiated, particularly to remove the Irish backstop - an insurance policy to stop a hard border reforming on the island of Ireland if a trade deal cannot be struck in time to avoid such a scenario. Mr Johnson has faced pushback from senior EU figures, such as European Council President Donald Tusk who earlier this week attacked those against the backstop who were"not proposing realistic alternatives".The pair are due to meet later this week on the sidelines of this weekend's G7 summit in France.
Downing Street and Brussels remain in a stand-off with 70 days to go until Britain is due to leave the EU.
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