PM urges EU to respond to UK's 'compromise' offer
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, on Wednesday addressed the Conservative Party conference and said the only alternative to the Brexit proposals he will put to Brussels later in the day is a no-deal Brexit, claiming that the UK would leave "come what may" if Brussels refused to engage with his "final offer".
In his first Conservative conference speech as party leader, Johnson said a proposal for a new Brexit agreement with the EU, which his government is submitting to the EU today, is "constructive and reasonable, and provides a compromise for both sides".
“Today in Brussels we are tabling what I believe are constructive and reasonable proposals, which provide a compromise for both sides. And yes this is a compromise by the UK, and I hope very much that our friends understand that and compromise in their turn."
The European Commission said they will "examine [the proposals] objectively".
But the PM said a rejection of his plan would mean a no-deal Brexit, which would happen on 31 October.
Johnson insisted there would be no customs checks “at or near” the Irish border under plans for a new Brexit deal after Dublin reacted with anger to a leak of the proposals.
The UK's Daily Telegraph newspaper on Wednesday reported the proposed terms. According to this account, Northern Ireland would broadly remain part of the EU Single Market until at least 2025. However, Belfast would leave the European Customs Union along with the rest of the UK — a solution that would potentially require two borders, one of which would be in the Irish Sea.
“Let’s get Brexit done and bring this country together,” Johnson told cheering supporters at the end of his speech.
Johnson is expected to put his plans directly to Brussels later in the day.
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