Brexiteers accuse the Prime Minister of 'entertaining a deal they know does not solve the problem'
that would involve routine checks on goods going from the UK mainland to Northern Ireland, and concessions from the EU around the role of the European Court of Justice .Suggestions of a change in the EU’s position on the ECJ – thought to be a major roadblock to a deal – were dismissed in Brussels.
The source said the mooted agreement would mean that none of the major problems for the two groups would be solved because “EU law stays, the Irish Sea border stays and the ECJ still stays in a fudge”. On Wednesday, EU officials reiterated the position outlined by the European Commission last month, which said that “scoping work for potential solutions” was continuing.Commenting on the report, Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said: “As always in negotiations, you know the principle that everything is negotiated at the very end when you know what the result is, and you give a final signature.
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