'There is no alternative' EU ambassador defends Brexit deal as no grace extension planned

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THE EU Ambassador to the UK Joao Vale de Almeida put his foot down when asked about the Northern Ireland Protocol stating 'there is no alternative' to the difficult arrangements made.

due to border and customs disputes. But Mr De Almeida delivered a stern ultimatum stating it was here to stay as “no alternative” exists to replace it. He added the proposed extension of the NI grace period would unlikely materialise as the UK and EU continue to clash over the customs arrangements. Radio 4 host Mishal Husain asked Mr De Almeida: “You will have seen what's happened on the streets of Northern Ireland.

 

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Always an alternative, stick eu border posts in the Republic of Ireland not in NI. They can then defend their precious single market. BorisJohnson vonderleyen

I thought it was 'oven ready'? What happened to 'let's Go WTO?' Why do you want an extension? Is it suddenly dawning on you how bad it is?

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