British Brexit negotiator David Frost is not expected to offer new ideas to repl...
BRUSSELS - British Brexit negotiator David Frost is not expected to offer new ideas to replace the Irish backstop when he arrives in Brussels for talks with the European Union on Wednesday, British and European diplomats and officials said.
British and EU sources both said there might be nothing of substance on offer during Frost’s visit, but gave different reasons for why this would be the case. The House of Commons defeated him on Tuesday in a bid to prevent him taking Britain out of the EU without a divorce agreement on Oct.31. Johnson responded by announcing he would push for a snap election, possibly as soon as on Oct. 14.
“That is because these semi-negotiations are a bluff. The British don’t have alternative arrangements, they are playing for time,” said one EU diplomat present at the Commission’s closed-door briefing. “Even if not desired, the EU is ready for a no-deal,” said the Commission spokeswoman, Mina Andreeva.
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