An agreement on the Irish border still stands in the way of a Brexit deal as the EU rejects British PM Johnson's calls for reopening the deal
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks as he meets with health professionals during his visit to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, Britain. August 19, 2019.
In the diplomatic note from the EU Commission and Council to the EU 27 nations, the member states were strongly urged not to give in to Johnson's demand that the legal withdrawal agreement negotiated with his predecessor Theresa May be changed at this late stage. The EU's diplomatic note said it needed to counter Johnson's assertions in Monday's proposal, insisting "it is incorrect to state that the people of Northern Ireland have no influence over the legislation that would apply to them."
Johnson has vowed to leave the EU "come what may" on October 31, with or without a deal aimed at softening the transition. Meanwhile, Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the opposition Labour Party, vowed Monday to do "everything necessary" to prevent the UK from leaving the EU without a deal. That includes calling a no-confidence vote in Johnson's government and, if it succeeds, fighting the ensuing general election with a pledge to hold a second public vote on Brexit.
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