SUNDAY 25 AUGUST 2019PM ‘expects EU talks on
replacing Irish backstop plan in
coming weeks’
The PM has said that alternative arrangements will be discussed in detail (PA)
ANDREW WOODCOCK
Boris Johnson has said he expects talks with the EU “in the coming weeks” on alternative arrangements to
replace the controversial Brexit backstop for the Irish border.
And the prime minister warned that European Council president Donald Tusk could go down in history as
“Mr No-Deal Brexit” if he refused to engage in talks to find an EU withdrawal agreement with the UK by
the scheduled date of Brexit on 31 October.
Mr Johnson’s comments came after Mr Tusk said the EU would be ready to hold “serious talks” if the UK
government came forward with realistic proposals for keeping the Irish border open without a backstop