THE PM UP AGAINST BREXIT

By Irfan Ahsan

The current Prime minister, Boris Johnson hasbeen finishing the long-fought war of Brexit after the referendum that had taken place in 2016.

Boris Johnson is adamant on leaving the European union on the 31st of October with of without a deal. He had been pressurised by parliament in order to seek a further extension. He almost squeezed his way through that, focusing on the problems at hand, the most prevalent being the Irish Backstop. Despite this, he has been forced to concede and a Brexit delay now shifts the promised date three months back until 31st January.

The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has said that there is no basis for agreeing a deal with the UK based on Boris’s proposals and has accused the PM of presenting ides to the table that were not fully developed. He stated that the EU would continue to work in a “calm” and “constructive” manner to reach an agreement, but Boris Johnson’s suggestions and ideas were not in any way acceptable. Speaking at the European parliament in Brussels, he said Boris’s ideas and proposals to avoid the return of a hard border with Ireland was based on a system, “That hasn’t been properly developed, that hasn’t been tested.”

Michel Barnier had said, “To put things very frankly, though, and to try and be objective, (at) this particular point, we are not really in a position where we are able to find an agreement.” "I have been saying this for three years now - Brexit is creating specific, serious problems. First and foremost in Ireland. So, when we deal with these very immediate, serious and specific problems, what we need is today, operational, legally-binding solutions.

"Not tomorrow, not in the future. And they need to be solutions for both parties here. So, in this moment, where we are now, we will remain calm, we will remain vigilant and we will remain constructive, and we will be respectful of the United Kingdom and those who lead it."

He added: "We hope with this attitude on both sides, we will be able to come to an agreement that works for everyone."

Boris Johnson’s hopes of pushing his deal through Parliament lay on a General Election on 12th December, where he hopes to secure a majority. If a Hung Parliament ensues, another article like this may just serve to signal yet another Brexit extension.