{video} Boris Johnson has said it will not be "a cinch" to persuade the EU to change its Brexit deal with the UK and that people "shouldn't hold their breath". Speaking in Devon, the prime minister said the government was "making progress", but would "have to prepare to come out without an agreement". Mr Johnson wants to renegotiate the backstop - which aims to prevent a hard border on the island of Ireland after Brexit - but the EU has ruled this out. Brexit is due to happen on 31 October. Mr Johnson insists the backstop - part of the withdrawal agreement reached by his predecessor Theresa May and the EU, but ... (full story)