More than half of the Northern Ireland Assembly members have written a joint letter to European Council president Donald Tusk confirming their support for the backstop
claimed during his appearance alongside Angela Merkel that there was “ample scope” to find a workable alternative to the backstop and reach a new Brexit deal.He has yet to set out in detail how he proposes to get around the Irish border problem, but used his joint press conference with Merkel to highlight the report drawn up by the Alternative Arrangements Commission, a panel established by the Prosperity UK think tank.
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