Boris optimistic on Brexit deal, EU baulks

Updated August 21 2019 - 3:58am, first published 3:54am
The EU has rebuffed any change to the Irish backstop but Boris Johnson remains confident of a deal.
The EU has rebuffed any change to the Irish backstop but Boris Johnson remains confident of a deal.

The European Union is being "a big negative" about the prospects of reaching a Brexit deal but it can be done, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says.

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