The debrief lasted 15 minutes, because “there was very little to report” per EU source.
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In line with Boris Johnson’s slogan about the “undemocratic backstop”.
(the backstop comes into effect if two sides run out of time in the search for alternative arrangements during time-limited transition).
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“My sense is that they raised this to say ‘look how intransigent they [the EU] are and how undemocratic they are’” says source.
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