Boris Johnson: Brexit plan will not have checks at Irish border

The European Commission has said that while Boris Johnson's new proposal offers some "positive advances," "there are still some problematic points that will need further work in the coming days."

The Commission has released a statement following a phone call between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Commission's President Jean-Claude Juncker.

The Commission said that the "delicate balance struck by the Good Friday Agreement must be preserved." The 1998 peace deal that ended the decades-long conflict that claimed the lives of 3,000 people states there must not be any physical infrastructure at the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland.

The statement stressed the "EU wants a deal."

"We remain united and ready to work 24/7 to make this happen – as we have been for over three years now," it said.

It added that meetings between the UK and EU are expected to take place over the coming days.

Source: CNN

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