Published 21:52 IST, September 9th 2019
Britain's Johnson to Irish leader: Brexit deal can still be reached
The British PM Boris Johnson has told his Irish counterpart that a new Brexit deal could still be reached for Britan to leave the European Union on October 31
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The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told his Irish counterpart on September 9, that a new Brexit deal can be reached for Britain to leave the European Union by October 31. The Britain PM has been facing strong opposition in the country over Brexit. Boris Johnson has said that a deal can be confirmed on the Irish border question to allow an easy exit for the UK from the European Union by the next Brexit date. He spoke side by side with Leo Varadkar, the Prime Minister of Ireland, in Dublin. Johnson has said a no-deal exit from the EU will appear as a "failure of statecraft" for which all factions will have to be liable for.
Johnson ready to take Britain out of EU with no deal
The British PM wishes to take Britain out of the European Union by the end of October even without any deal. However, the Britain Parliament has issued a bill that states that the Prime Minister will have to delay the exit if there is no deal finalized by the deadline.
The spokesperson of UK PM, James Slack, has confirmed the news of the government suspending the Parliament of the country on Monday evening till October 14 after finishing all work for the day. With the Parliament being suspended, there will be a limitation in its power to block any plans of the British PM on Brexit. The opposition is challenging the suspension in the court as they find it illegal and anti-democratic. In the combined press conference with the Irish PM, Boris Johnson stayed away from explaining in what way the longstanding stalemate can be dismantled in a way that keeps the other twenty-seven European Union leaders happy as well as get him political backing in the Parliament of Britan. PM Johnson's Tory Party no longer holds the majority in the British Parliament.
Let’s come together and get Brexit done on October 31st 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/bSyqXMtZUw
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) September 9, 2019
The no-deal exit will create economic problems for Ireland
The British Prime Minister has received a lot of criticism at home for not presenting new plans to break Brexit deadlock. The Irish PM Varadkar said that Britan did not provide any logical alternatives to the much talked about the agreement reached by the former British PM Theresa May. The British Parliament dismissed the deal thrice in 2019. The Irish PM is concerned that a no-deal exit will create economic problems for his country as the border checks have been removed for an extended period of time.
(With Inputs from AP)
20:44 IST, September 9th 2019