EU pours cold water on Johnson's Brexit plan
Jerome Hughes
Press TV, Brussels
The final negotiating offer that is how Boris Johnson describes the Brexit proposals has been sent to the European Commission. UK Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay has suggested the ball is now in the EU's court.
The big problem the EU and the government in Dublin have with Johnson's proposals relates to the likely need for customs checks in Ireland which would not meet the aim of an invisible border between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland, a key element of the 1998 Good Friday Peace Agreement.
The Brexit Steering Group in the European Parliament has reacted negatively to the UK Government's latest proposals. Johnson continues to insist the United Kingdom will leave the EU on the October 31 deal or no deal.
But under British law he cannot crash Britain out of the EU at the end of this month without a deal and many analysts are saying there simply isn't enough time now to get a deal, and therefore the most likely outcome is a further delay to Brexit despite what Johnson is currently saying that the delay is most likely until April.
Some political commentators are saying Johnson's plan is in fact designed to fail and that his number one priority is to win a general election. Much more clarity surrounding the chaotic Brexit process is likely in two week's time when EU leaders hold a summit here in the Belgian capital.
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