Analysis: Johnson brings bumptious optimism but few specifics

Johnson declared himself “absolutely undaunted” by the attempts of parliament to stop him leaving without a deal and said the border issue could be overcome with “sufficient energy and a spirit of compromise”. But he declined to give any detail – in public anyway – about measures that could reconcile the EU and UK positions, instead citing technology, trusted trader schemes and an all-zone for animals – all suggested previously by the UK and rejected as insufficient by the EU.

“I think we can achieve these things while allowing the UK to withdraw whole and entire from the EU,” he said. “Strip away the politics and at the core of each problem you find practical issues that can be resolved with sufficient energy and a spirit of compromise,” Mr Johnson said. Welcoming his guest, the Taoiseach struck a polite but obviously firm tone, warning him that even if there was a no-deal, the UK would be back to square one with the EU’s negotiating priorities remaining unchanged.

“All issues which we had resolved in the Withdrawal Agreement made with your predecessor – an agreement made in good faith with 28 governments,” Mr Varadkar added pointedly.

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