the existing arene agreement just
doesn't work for the UK and parliaments
thrown it out three times we can't have
this battle Boris Johnson has laid out
his tough legs at negotiating stance in
a letter to Donald Tusk president of the
European Council the Prime Minister has
said that the Irish border backs off is
incompatible with his vision for the
UK's future
he says it's undemocratic and must be
scrapped if both sides want to avoid a
No Deal printed on October the 31st but
the letter has been roundly rejected by
Brussels who have in turn accused mr.
Johnson of dishonesty so what's going on
and what does it mean for brexit the
Prime Minister since entering Downing
Street mr. Johnson has said that the
backstop an insurance policy of a
temporary Customs Union to make sure
there is never hard border on the island
of Island has to go in his four-page
letter to mr. tusk he spelled out
exactly why mr. Johnson says the
backstop rates the Good Friday Agreement
that has helped deliver peace in Ireland
for 20 years he says it poses an
intolerable constraint on the UK after
it has left the block
he claims it's undemocratic and
crucially it would keep brexit Britain
within the Eve's regulatory orbit and
would limit its ability to diverge after
breaks it with the letter the Prime
Minister wanted to look as reasonable as
possible to appear constructive in the
face of what he is likely to say is
intransigence by the EU some in
Westminster think however but he's
laying the grounds for a blame game
against Brussels if the UK ends up
leaving the EU without a deal everything
in this letter has essentially been said
before we know the EU isn't budging on
the backstop and we know that mr.
Johnson himself wants it removed the
Prime Minister is off to Berlin then to
Paris and then be rich later this week
for the g7 summit his debut on the world
stage but given his stance on the
backstop and the uncompromising response
from the EU number 10 isn't expecting
any kind of breaks a breakthrough
yes there will be smiles and
pleasantries but the fact is there is no
progress and that does not bode well for
a smooth break sit in September its then
over to the House of Commons to see
where the majority of MPs opposed to No
Deal can find a way of war ting the
Prime Minister's plan the next brexit
battle is set to be over domestic
legislation and where the Parliament can
force mr. Johnson into yet another break
sit delay it is going to be a very bumpy
ride ahead the longer that goes on the
more likely it is of course that we will
be forced to leave with a with a No Deal
Brenton