Brexit: Boris Johnson calls for 'anti-democratic' backstop to be scrapped
The backstop - part of the withdrawal agreement negotiated by former prime minister Theresa May which has been rejected by Parliament three times - is an insurance policy to prevent a hard border in Northern Ireland.In his letter, Mr Johnson described the arrangement as"inconsistent with the sovereignty of the UK" and insisted it could not form part of a withdrawal agreement.
"Time is very short. But the UK is ready to move quickly, and, given the degree of common ground already, I hope the EU will be ready to do likewise," he wrote. Instead Mr Johnson has proposed using the post-Brexit transition period to search for alternative ways of keeping the border open. European diplomats wonder whether they are being asked to sign up to something that is too vague, too difficult to achieve, or just too hard for them to accept.
after a leak at the weekend suggested there could be significant disruption to supplies of food and medicineMichael Gove, the cabinet minister responsible for no-deal planning, has said the information in that leaked dossier was old and Brexit planning had accelerated since Mr Johnson became prime minister.
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