Daily Mail: DUP pulls the rug on Brexit deal: Boris Johnson's hopes of agreement at EU summit crumble as unionists condemn Northern Ireland 'consent' plan - with the PM now looking doomed to miss his 'do or die' October 31 deadline
* Irish PM Leo Varadkar warned there are still 'many issues' still to be solved
* Hinted that an emergency summit might be needed in around a fortnight's time
* Blueprint thought to revolve around dual customs status for Northern Ireland
* EU customs border in Irish Sea but NI businesses would be offered rebates
* DUP Leader Arlene Foster appeared to torpedo that idea in visit to No10
* But EU's Michel Barnier says he remains 'optimistic' despite standstill
* EU leaders and Boris Johnson are due to convene at a crucial tomorrow
Boris Johnson's hopes of honouring his 'do or die' vow to deliver Brexit by Halloween look to be crumbling today after the DUP pulled the rug.
UK and EU negotiators after frantically trying to find a way through after coming tantalisingly close to the legal text of a settlement last night.
But the delicate process has been derailed by objections from the DUP, who complained that the mechanism for getting 'consent' from the people of Northern Ireland broke the Good Friday Agreement.
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WNU Editor: There are just too many parties who are not interested in a deal.
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If every day you resolve half of the issues you will never get there.
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