A Brexit deal is 'overwhelmingly unlikely', Angela Merkel tells Boris Johnson

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that a Brexit deal would not happen unless Northern Island remained in the customs union, according to a Downing Street source.

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Ms Merkel said that for a deal, Northern Ireland would have to stay in the EU's customs union and full alignment with the EU forever, the source said.

The British government is preparing for Brexit negotiations to end this week, according to a report in the Spectator magazine.But the magazine reported that Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar did not want to talk and said French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were not likely to push the EU to discuss Britain's offer unless Ireland is ready to negotiate.

Nomura's forex strategist Jordan Rochester said he was taking the Spectator report"with a huge pinch of salt".

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Island? Really? 🤦🏻‍♀️

Who could have seen that coming! ThanksBoris!

Angela should worry about her own back yard with her banking system is about to collapse .. uk is the life support for the EU .. desperate times for EU . Thus the desperate rhetoric.. idiot

Northern Ireland. Not Island.

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