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London (APA / dpa / Reuters) – The biggest stumbling block in Brexit negotiations has been lifted, according to a Times report. A government spokesman in London dismissed the announcement by the British newspaper that European Prime Minister Theresa May could get important concessions on the so-called Irish question, but quickly speculated on the night of Sunday.
"We have made good progress in our future relations," he said. May said May already had the Brussels concession that the whole of the UK could remain in the Customs Union after leaving the European Union. Thus, a fixed border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, an EU member state, should be avoided.
Membership in the Customs Union is limited in time, it was said. There should be an additional clause in the agreement for that. The Cabinet will give its opinion on Tuesday, according to "Times" on the plan.
Britain wants to leave the EU by the end of March 2019. Both parties fear that a fixed border with controls between Ireland and Northern Ireland could compromise the fragile peace in the EU. Old civil war region. London and Brussels have not yet agreed on ways to prevent this in practice.
The Irish question is considered the main obstacle to overcome before the completion of the quasi-signing agreement on Brexit between Brussels and London. May even said that the agreement was "95% complete".
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