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Dead on Arrival: Why Johnson’s Irish Border Proposals Don’t Offer a Way Around the Backstop
Today Boris Johnson will attempt to persuade Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar of his 'alternative' border proposals. But with Ireland owing the British government nothing, Patrick Geddis argues there's no way out of the backstop if the Johnson is to get a Brexit deal.