”Ten days should be enough to negotiate a deal based on our final offer” says PM.

PM Boris Johnson today told The Sun he has just ten days to crack a Brexit deal with the EU — as he unveils his “final offer”.

PM insisted: “Ten days should be enough. If there’s a deal to be done, it could be done in that time. Genuinely. If there isn’t, then we’ll know. That’s the truth.”

Mr Johnson’s long-awaited “alternative arrangements” blueprint to replace the controversial Irish backstop is based around a new system of stand-off customs checks away from the border. As Britain enters a crucial period of Brexit brinkmanship with the EU:

Boris Johnson also told The Sun he is prepared to listen to the EU’s counter offers and even does not rule out accepting a time limit to the backstop;

It emerged that EU governments, including France and Germany, are talking about a possible compromise that would include a time limit to the backstop.

Source: The Sun