EU set to back a high-tech solution to Irish border issue — as Boris Johnson slams PM’s ‘car crash’ Brexit plan
EU officials are working on plans for a high-tech solution to the Irish border issue after Brexit.
The significant breakthrough came as Boris Johnson again branded the PM’s Chequers plan a disaster.
EU officials are working on plans for a high-tech solution to the Irish border issue after BrexitPA:Press Association High-tech solution to the Irish border issue could be a major boost to Theresa May’s Brexit planPA:Press AssociationEU negotiator Michel Barnier is working on a plan to use technology to minimise border checks in a major boost to Theresa May’s chances of clinching a deal.
The proposals are due to be issued to the 27 member states after the Tory conference ends next month.
The confidential document, seen by The Times, stated: “The biggest unsolved problem is Northern Ireland. There is a political mobilisation in the UK in this regard. Therefore we are trying to clarify the EU position.”
Officials on both sides have been looking at ways to soften the Irish backstop deadlock to get it passed.
Boris Johnson again branded the PM’s Chequers plan a disaster in his Daily Telegraph columnSimon Jones - The SunIn the event of No Deal, the EU wants a backstop to effectively create a border down the Irish Sea.
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