EU ULTIMATUM
Boris Johnson warns EU leaders this week is their final chance to secure a Brexit deal
BORIS Johnson has told EU leaders this week is their final chance to secure a Brexit deal.
He warned them that believing he will agree to an extension would be “a historic misunderstanding”.
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But last night the EU stood by its refusal to enter detailed negotiations of his blueprint.
The PM could even be forced to cancel his planned tour of European capitals unless progress is made today.
Finnish PM Antti Rinne claimed Mr Johnson “only now understands what a big mess it is”.
French president Emmanuel Macron said the EU will decide by the end of the week if a deal is possible.
A French government official said President Macron told Mr Johnson "that the negotiations should continue swiftly with Michel Barnier's team in coming days, in order to evaluate at the end of the week whether a deal is possible that respects European Union principles".
Ahead of a decisive week for the PM’s chances of a deal:
- The Tories opened up a 15-point poll lead over Labour and bolstered sup- port among Brexit supporters.
- Boris said he would be willing to comply with EU demands to publish the legal text of his proposals if they agree to enter serious negotiation.
- Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay said the Government was “considering” a Commons vote on the proposals before next week’s EU summit to show they enjoy MPs’ support.
- The PM dispatched Mr Barclay on a diplomatic charm offensive to win round EU capitals and sent chief Brexit negotiator David Frost back to Brussels to sell his proposals.
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WHEN Angela Merkel gave Boris Johnson 30 days to solve the Irish border issue, it looked like mission impossible.
“You’ll fail!” squealed the Brexit doom-mongers, as always.
Except Boris then produced a credible and workable solution.
But, guess what? The EU still won’t resume serious talks. Michel Barnier says we must “fundamentally amend” our position — and that WE will be to blame for a No Deal.
Nonsense. Blame will lie with the Remainer elite plotting to thwart Brexit — and the EU which has put its faith in them. As long as they scheme to keep us in, Brussels has no need to compromise.
Remainers are now so desperate they are reportedly even considering Ed Miliband, of all people, as PM of their bogus “Government” of Remainer unity.
What the voters want seems utterly irrelevant to this cabal threatening our democracy.
Barnier will only budge when he grasps that Britain is serious about Boris’s deal. That could yet come if it passes a Commons vote, as it now might.
The PM has more support in the Commons than Remainers think — and, as polls show, vastly more among the public.
When Remainers say “no one voted for No Deal”, they are in denial about the millions now wanting just to get Brexit done whatever it takes.
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Several EU leaders said they are willing to consider another Brexit delay.
Last night the Telegraph reported that the PM might use the Supreme Court to force him into seeking an extension, rather than do it voluntarily.
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Boris Johnson is 'considering' giving MPs an early vote on his Brexit deal
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