FOX News: Brexit deal is ‘essentially impossible,' Johnson says, if European Union stands by trade demand
The British government warned Tuesday that it will be “essentially impossible” to strike a Brexit deal with the European Union if the bloc continues to stand by a key trade demand involving Northern Ireland.
The grim assessment from Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office following a phone call between the British leader and German Chancellor Angela Merkel comes just weeks before an Oct. 31 deadline to leave the EU. The EU has been responding coolly to the U.K.'s plan for maintaining an open Irish border after Brexit, which has been the main stumbling block to a deal.
Downing St. said Merkel told the prime minister Tuesday morning that "a deal is overwhelmingly unlikely" unless Northern Ireland remains in a customs union with the EU — something the U.K. says it can't allow.
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WNU Editor: Everything fell apart after this phone call .... No 10 source: Brexit talks on brink of collapse after Merkel-Johnson call (The Guardian). The impression that I am getting is that the EU is banking on Prime Minister Johnson being removed in the coming weeks, so why compromise now.
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The sentiment in England against Brexit is so great who would bet on Johnson's being removed? Several weeks ago 4 British Marines were in town here training on the base and we spoke a bit about Brexit. They were overwhelming in favor of leaving. Not fans of Merkel or the EU.
I agree there is a lot of Brexit support in England ..in London it is different because it's more international/more educated on average and immigrants think differently/see the world differently. .but among military I'd say 75% pro Brexit
GB and EU are both in a corner. Crazy situation.
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