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Boris holds emergency Cabinet meeting on Brexit plans ahead of Commons showdown


BORIS Johnson is holding a crunch Cabinet this morning before a showdown with MPs in the Commons.

The PM dragged his ministers in for an emergency meeting while EU chiefs pick apart his new Brexit plan.

 Boris Johnson is holding an emergency Cabinet meeting this morning on his Brexit plans

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Boris Johnson is holding an emergency Cabinet meeting this morning on his Brexit plansCredit: Simon Jones – The Sun

CRUNCH CABINET

Mr Johnson described his five-point proposal as a “fair and reasonable compromise” during the Tory party conference in Manchester yesterday.

But the plans received mix responses from Dublin and Brussels.

Irish PM Leo Varadkar blasted them while European Commission Presiodent Jean Claude Juncker hailed the “positive advances” being made by No10.

After meeting his most trusted ministers the PM will hold a lengthy debate in the Commons as he tries to pull together a majority of MPs to back his Brexit proposals.

So far Boris believes he could get the support of the DUP, Tory Brexiteers and Labour Eurosceptics which could be enough to get his plan over the line.

Mr Johnson is also expected to deliver a Commons statement at lunchtime – answering questions from angry MPs about how he intends to execute his proposals – as the Brexit deadline of October 31 ticks down.

FIVE-POINT PLAN

The PM’s schedule for the day remain unclear, but murmurs from No10 suggest he could jet off to Brussels for a whistlestop tour of EU capitals, the Daily Mail reports.

This would start with a trip to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin.

Boris’ main priority in the coming days will be to persuade EU chiefs that his deal is the right option to break the Brexit deadlock.

Mr Varadkar is one of the leaders that will take the most convincing.

The Taoiseach said: “What we are hearing is not encouraging and would not be the basis for agreement.”

Mr Johnson’s five points, set out in a letter to the EU, are:

  • A promise to find a solution that is compatible with the Good Friday Agreement;
  • A commitment to UK-Ireland collaboration, ensuring free travel between the two;
  • EU rules for goods and agrifood followed in Northern Ireland.
  • A vote for Northern Ireland to sign off the deal by June 2020 — and others to confirm it every four years;
  • A single UK customs zone covers Northern Ireland. Customs checks will take place away from the border.

The PM used his first conference speech as party leader to tee up his ideas.

But he again asserted that Britain would leave the EU on October 31 “come what may”.

Mr Johnson also bluntly declared “the alternative is No Deal”.

He told the conference: “That is not an outcome we want.

It is not an outcome we seek at all. But let me tell you this conference, it is an outcome for which we are ready.”

Parly out five days

BORIS Johnson said last night he will suspend Parliament next Tuesday to pave the way for the Queen’s Speech six days later.

The PM needs to shut down Parliament to set out his legislative program.

Mr Johnson said he was sticking with plans to hold the Queen’s Speech on October 14, meaning MPs won’t sit from October 9 to then.

 Leader of the House Jacob Rees Mogg arrives for Cabinet this morning

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Leader of the House Jacob Rees Mogg arrives for Cabinet this morningCredit: Reuters
 Tory Chairman James Cleverly arrives for the emergency Cabinet meeting this morning

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Tory Chairman James Cleverly arrives for the emergency Cabinet meeting this morningCredit: Reuters
 Trade Secretary Liz Truss arrives for Cabinet this morning

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Trade Secretary Liz Truss arrives for Cabinet this morningCredit: Reuters


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