Barnier Warns Irish Backstop Deal Is Urgent to Unlock Brexit

  • EU negotiator was pressed again on deadline to reach a deal
  • There is some flexibility but not beyond November: Barnier

Dominic Raab and Michel Barnier in Brussels on Aug. 31. 

Photographer: Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg
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European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier demanded Britain give specific details of its plan to avoid a hard border with Ireland -- including the proposed locations of customs checkpoints.