EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier 'can't see' Brexit deal happening

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'Based on current UK thinking it is difficult to see how we can arrive at a legally operative solution which fulfills all the objectives of the backstop.'

One of the new proposals from Mr Johnson’s Brexit team is an all-Ireland zone for food and animals which would continue after the UK leaves.

European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier speaks during a press conference in Berlin on September 23 At a news conference with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, Mr Barnier said he ‘wanted to end the uncertainty’ but repeated the EU’s position over the Irish border.‘I am sure you understand this is unacceptable.

‘My mandate is clear: safeguarding peace and stability in Ireland and protecting the integrity of the single market. ‘Based on current UK thinking it is difficult to see how we can arrive at a legally operative solution which fulfills all the objectives of the backstop.An anti-border poster, outside Newry, Northern Ireland, near the border with the Republic of Ireland

 

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