British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that his visit to New York, where he will be attending United Nations General Assembly will not bring any Brexit breakthrough. For those who were anticipating that the Conservative Party leader might discuss Brexit deal with his fellow European leaders, the news might be a bit disappointing.
However, Johnson will meet European Union leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York including Germany’s Angela Merkel and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar.
The Tory leader who has promised that the UK will leave EU by Halloween with or without a deal is under immense pressure to not leave without a deal since it could bring catastrophic financial consequences. Three years after Britain voted to leave EU, hopes of a breakthrough were awaken last week when Johnson said the blueprint of a Brexit deal is taking form and the EU Commission President Juncker said that an agreement was possible.
The EU and Johnson government are still is disagreement over London’s wish to remove the Irish border “backstop” from the Brexit deal struck by former PM Theresa May. Diplomats from EU have said no agreeable alternative deal has been proposed by the Johnson government yet.
(With inputs from agencies)