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One of the joys of Brexit as a story is that it is an inexhaustible source of new jargon and new terminology. And this morning, we have a new addition to the collection: "backstop to backstop".
That's the phrase that British government sources use to describe what they claim the EU is trying to impose on them. This is from the Press Association.
Negotiations with Brexit have come up against an "important problem" over the thorny problem of the northern Irish border, government sources said.
Negotiations are exhausted after a hastily arranged meeting Sunday between EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier and Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab broke up without a breakthrough.
The talks would have ended after EU negotiators demanded a "reinforcement reinforcement" to prevent the return of a "hard border" between Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom. Republic.
Theresa May proposed that the backstop – which would effectively keep Northern Ireland within the single market as long as a permanent solution is found – should apply across the UK. .
However, it is understood that the EU insists that it be supported by the initial support system exclusively for Northern Ireland, as originally proposed.
This could give rise to customs controls on goods traveling between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom, which would effectively impose a "border in the Irish Sea", which May ruled unacceptable.
"Backstop to the Backstop" is an ingenious brand element. This gives the impression that the EU is asking for something new. But in reality, the EU has always argued that the support plan – the system to avoid a hard border in Ireland, if the trade and customs agreement relating to Brexit does not allow it – should imply that Northern Ireland actually remains in the single market and the customs union. The British government issued a partial plan in June providing for a support system involving the whole of the United Kingdom and the effective maintenance of the customs union. But this plan did not cover the regulatory aspects of the single market, and the EU said it would not be enough by itself as there would be checks at the Irish border unless the goods circulating in Ireland North are in compliance with the Single Market regulations.
Here is our day-to-day history on the status of discussions.
Women workers are pushing for a joint declaration. Given the opportunity of the speaker to answer an urgent question if the ministers do not make a statement, it is highly likely that we will get a form of declaration in the House after 3:30 pm
Here is the agenda of the day.
9:30: Theresa May meets a South London charity that fights loneliness. The visit was organized to publicize new government projects giving GPs the opportunity to involve people in social activities such as cooking classes, walking clubs and art groups to combat loneliness.
10 am: The trial of Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay, charged with election expenses offenses, opens in the Southwark Crown Court.
11h: Downing Street lobby briefing.
11h: The House of Commons publishes Laura Cox's report on the intimidation and harassment of House of Commons staff.
11:30: Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish Prime Minister, delivers a speech on Brexit in London. It also publishes a new Scottish government document presenting an alternative plan for Brexit.
14:30: Esther McVey, Secretary of Labor and Pensions, answers questions in the House of Commons.
17h: May meets with Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald to discuss Brexit. McDonald and his colleagues also meet Jeremy Corbyn.
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