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October 3, 2019

EU Officials Wary as British PM Boris Johnson Unveils Brexit Plan 
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday unveiled his
long-awaited plan to leave the European Union, claiming the United
Kingdom is prepared for a no-deal Brexit. Under Johnson's plan, Northern
Ireland would leave the EU Customs Union in 2021 along with the rest of
the U.K. but could keep its free-flowing border with the Irish Republic
by maintaining EU trade rules. Johnson outlined his plan at a conference
of his ruling Conservative Party.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson: "This is not an anti-European party. This
is not an anti-European country. We are European. We love Europe. I love
Europe, anyway. I love it."

In Brussels, the head of the European Parliament's steering committee on
Brexit, Philippe Lamberts, called Johnson's plan "inconsistent" and
warned that a disastrous no-deal Brexit is looming.

Philippe Lamberts: "He claims to love Europe, to embrace Europe - by
leaving it. Come on. How can this be serious? So what we are confronted
with is a nationalist."

Meanwhile, Boris Johnson's spokesperson said Wednesday the prime
minister would seek to suspend Parliament again - from October 8 to 14 -
ahead of the October 31 deadline for Britain to leave the EU.


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