UK Prime Minister Theresa May is set to tell the Parliament that Brexit agrement is now 95% done. But she also repeated her rejection of EU’s proposal on Irish backstop.
In her prepared speech, May said “taking all of this together, 95 per cent of the Withdrawal Agreement and its protocols are now settled”, referring to what she has achieved. And, “the shape of the deal across the vast majority of the Withdrawal Agreement is now clear.”
However, on Irish border backstop, May said “As I set out last week, the original backstop proposal from the EU was one we could not accept, as it would mean creating a customs border down the Irish Sea and breaking up the integrity of the UK,” She reiterated that “I do not believe that any UK Prime Minister could ever accept this. And I certainly will not.”
So, the deadlock is still there and the deal is not finished yet. No matter how much May’s done, without that outstanding 5% completed, it’s still a no-deal Brexit.
