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Boris Johnson vows to make Britain the ‘best country in the world’ in patriotic video message as he heads to Berlin for crunch talks with Angela Merkel
BORIS Johnson has again vowed to make Britain the "best country in the world" in a patriotic new video - as he heads to Berlin for a showdown with Angela Merkel.
Downing Street has issued a slick new message showcasing the best of what Britain can do outside the EU, taken from snippets of his speech on the steps of No10 last month.
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In the tub-thumping video complete with dramatic music and stunning shots of the UK, he vowed to "answer the plea of the left-behind towns" and boost every corner of Britain when we leave the EU.
"It is time we unleashed the productive power - not just of London and the South East - but of every corner of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland," he said in the clip.
"The awesome foursome that are incarnated in that red, white and blue flag, who together are so much more than the sum of their parts."
He went on to insist that "we now must respect that decision" to leave the EU and honour the "repeated promises of Parliament to the people".
We will come out of the EU on October "no ifs, no buts", he said.
"The British people have had enough of waiting.
"The time has come to act, to take decisions, to give strong leadership and change this country for the better."
The video is another sign that Boris is gearing up for a snap election - where online video messages like this could be deployed en masse to woo voters.
Boris' team have significantly stepped up their advertising online too, in case they are forced into another poll.
The PM has been pumping out election-friendly messages since be got into No10, with more money for the NHS, schools and police too.
And a fresh poll out today from KantarTNS showed Boris pull off a huge 17 point Tory surge in the polls since he came to power.
The time has come to act, to take decisions, to give strong leadership and change this country for the better.
Boris Johnson
The trip comes after President Trump threw his weight behind Boris Johnson to get a new Brexit deal with Brussels last night.
The President insisted hours before the trip that Boris was the "right person in charge" and was "going to do a fantastic job".
The EU has "not treated the UK very well" on Brexit, he added.
Speaking last night in the Oval Office he said in a swipe at ex-PM Theresa May: "I think that the UK has the right man in charge now - the right person in charge, in the form of Boris.
"I think he's going to be a great prime minister. I think he's going to do a fantastic job.
"A lot of people know that we have a very good relationship. I think he'll be far superior, I think... he's going to be very important for the UK."
He said the EU were "driving a hard bargain" and "dealing with the EU is very difficult".
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The Cabinet minister hit back at gloomy Whitehall documents predicting chaos if we leave the EU without a deal.
Speaking as he was visiting Holyhead today, he said the UK was doing all it could to make sure it was "properly prepared" for October 31.
He told the media earlier: "I can't guarantee that there will be no delays - even today before we left the EU I witnessed a delay here because one particular haulier in good faith didn't have the right documentation.
"Delays can occur at any point, but we're seeking to ensure that we minimise the prospect of delays so that whatever bumps in the road we face we're able to ride them out."
He also revealed that ministers were looking again at the UK's tariff schedule for if we leave without a deal - hinting that Theresa May's one could be ripped up or altered.
The news came as a fresh YouGov survey revealed that the public are increasingly convince that Boris IS going to deliver Brexit.
Those who think it is likely that Britain will leave by October are up from 27 per cent to 39 per cent.
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The pair spoke for the fourth time since Boris was elected, on the phone on Monday evening where they discussed Brexit, a future trade deal and other matters.
The President's supportive comments come as Boris is about to fly to Germany to urge the EU to chuck out the hated backstop and finally seal a deal.
Last night he vowed to tackle the negotiations with a lot of "oomph" and insisted he would be able to persuade the bloc to ditch it.
"We can't have this backstop. I am going to make the point that the backstop is going to come out."
He's expected to tell the Germany Chancellor that rebel MPs won't be able to stop a No Deal Brexit in Parliament when MPs come back next month.
Boris thinks that the EU are holding off on giving us anything until they wait and see if Remainers are successful in stopping us leaving without a deal.
But while Angela Merkel said last night that "practical solutions" can still be found, it's expected that she will rebuff his demands to ditch the backstop altogether.
Former UK ambassador to Germany, Thomas Matussek, said this morning that Boris was in for a "nasty surprise" if he was expecting a last-minute change of heart.
He told Radio 4: "She is absolutely not going to give way on [the backstop] because can't. That is a core of the EU, that is the four freedoms."
And he said that the bloc valued its own stability ahead of anything else - even if that meant damaging its own economy.
Meanwhile, the EU has insisted they are completely united ahead of the crunch showdown.
European Commission spokeswoman Natasha Bertaud said earlier: "The EU27 have had from the outset - and continue to have now - one single, united position on Brexit matters."
John Redwood MP said the EU's refusal to re-open the deal meant that they were "backing our exit without it".
He said: "The PM should talk to them about free trade talks once we leave.
"If they agree, that could mean no new tariffs and barrier after October 31 exit whilst we discuss an FTA."
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Angela Merkel says 'EU is ready to find a solution' but there is no need to 're-open the Withdrawal Agreement'
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Brussels now appears to be putting Britain on track for a No Deal Brexit after slamming Boris' request as "unrealistic" and his claims as "misleading".
Yesterday EU boss Donald Tusk launched a furious attack on Boris, accusing him of misleading the public over his comments about the Northern Irish border.
The European Commission boss tweeted: "The backstop is an insurance to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland unless and until an alternative is found.
"Those against the backstop and not proposing realistic alternatives in fact support reestablishing a border. Even if they do not admit it."
And Guy Verhofstadt added: "I don’t see any majority in the @Europarl_EN to remove the backstop from the Withdrawal Agreement.
"It is a vital insurance policy, negotiated in good faith & supported by the people of the Island of Ireland. The time for bluster & political blame games is fast running out."
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