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The UK will table fresh proposals to break the Brexit deadlock this morning
Breaking: the UK will table fresh proposals to break the Brexit deadlock this morning, @rtenews understands
— Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE) October 15, 2019
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2/ Two well-placed sources have confirmed that UK negotiators will bring forward a new text when they meet European Commission negotiators in Brussels this morning
— Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE) October 15, 2019
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3/ It follows a 90 minute meeting between Boris Johnson and DUP leader Arlene Foster, and deputy leader Nigel Dodds in Downing Street last night
— Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE) October 15, 2019
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4/ It's not clear yet if the proposals are a revised version of the dual customs scheme which the UK proposed following the breakthrough meeting between Leo Varadkar and Boris Johnson last week in Cheshire, or whether they are something much different
— Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE) October 15, 2019
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5/ The development follows a downbeat assessment by the EU's chief negotiator on Sunday over the dual customs idea, which would see NI stay in the UK's customs territory, but operate the EU's rules and procedures on tariffs
— Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE) October 15, 2019