Boris Johnson says Brexit plan ‘genuine attempt to bridge chasm’
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he has made a “genuine attempt to bridge the chasm” in order to get a fresh Brexit deal with the EU.
He told MPs his plan – which would see Northern Ireland stay in the European single market for goods but leave the customs union – “represent a compromise”.
However, Johnson said they were “some way from a resolution”.
Jeremy Corbyn criticised the “unrealistic and damaging proposals”.
A grab from a handout video made available by the UK Parliamentary Recording Unit shows Conservative Party member and former prime minister, Theresa May, attending a session of parliament at the House of Commons in London, Britain, 03 October 2019. British prime minister Boris Johnson was presenting to parliament his proposal for a Brexit deal. EPA-EFE/UK PARLIAMENTARY RECORDING UNIT HANDOUT
And the European Commission has said there are “problematic points” in the UK’s proposal and “further work is needed”.
The UK government hopes to begin a period of intense negotiations with the aim of reaching a final agreement at an EU summit on 17 October.
The prime minister has said the UK will leave the EU on 31 October, with or without a deal.
