‘Leave with no deal!’ Boris Brexit plan backed but YOU are not convinced - poll
BORIS JOHNSON’s reported Brexit plan has been marginally backed by Express.co.uk readers, but many are still unconvinced by it and are demanding the UK leave the European Union with no deal on October 31.
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On Monday night, Boris Johnson's plan to solve the Irish border issue was seemingly revealed and were set to be sent to the European Union, raising hopes the UK will leave the bloc with a Brexit deal in place. British officials have completed the legal text, which will be submitted to Brussels this week, according to media reports. Key details around the Irish backstop were revealed, with the UK suggesting a series of “customs clearance centres” on both sides of the Irish border, RTE Europe Editor Tony Connelly said.
These centres would effectively be customs posts and would be located 5-10 miles from the border.
The plans also suggest using real-time tracking devices on lorries to track goods making their way north and south.
Mr Johnson this morning distanced himself from these proposals and said there would not be customs posts placed at the border.
But the Express.co.uk poll suggests Britain is still divided over whether the UK should leave the EU with this proposed Brexit deal or not.
The poll, which attracted a total of 7,590 votes between 11am and 9pm on October 1, asked: “Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit deal’ has been leaked - would you vote for it?”
Nearly half (48.4 percent or 3,672 readers) said they would vote for this deal.
But the poll showed there is still much indecision, with 40.9 percent (3,103 readers) saying they would reject it. The remaining 10.7 percent (815 readers) selected the “don’t know” option.
Several readers still remain unconvinced, and see it as a rehashed version of the much-criticised withdrawal agreement struck between former Prime Minister Theresa May and the EU.
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This was voted down on three separate occasions by Parliament, before Mrs May decided against putting it before MPs for a fourth time and promptly announced she was resigning as Prime Minister.
One frustrated reader said: “Is this May's awful deal with a bit of lipstick on? NO DEAL!!!”
Another commented: “Voted ‘No’, because 'No Deal' is the only sensible option.
“We clearly cannot negotiate (as has been demonstrated over the last three years).
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“A mutually beneficial trade relationship that would be in our long term interests, namely gives us back our sovereignty and ability to trade independently whilst we are still members and all our laws and courts are subservient to the EU.”
Another person said: “No deal is the only way out so that the UK is not shafted!
“Any form of May’s deal is just another evil treaty that will lock us in, cost us more money and gives the EU even MORE control over our country, our laws, our borders, our fishing and our lives.
“This madness has to STOP!”
The poll also revealed the growing frustration among Express.co.uk readers about Ireland’s heavy involvement in the Brexit impasse.
The Irish Government has continued to reject any possible changes to the withdrawal agreement, namely the backstop.
One reader said: “Ireland will not agree to anything as they feel they have the upper hand. That is wrong so we should just accept that and move on.
“We will not impose a hard border but if they do then it is their problem.”
Another enraged person added: “I don't care what is done about the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, as long as the UK, as a whole, is freed from the shackles of the EU - with NO DEAL!”
On Monday evening, Ireland’s deputy Prime Minister Simon coven lashed out at the leaked Brexit plan, and tweeted: “Time the EU had a serious proposal from the UK Govt if a #Brexit deal is to be achievable in October. NI and IRE deserves better!”
On Tuesday morning, Mr Johnson told the BBC: "As far as I can make out from what I've seen from the response from Brussels and I think Dublin, they're not talking about the proposals that we're actually going to be taking, they're talking about some stuff that went in previously."
Mr Varadkar later welcomed Mr Johnson’s comments, and said: "I very much welcome Prime Minister Johnson's words today when he disowned and distanced himself from those non-papers.
"Had he not, in my view, it would have been hard evidence of bad-faith on behalf of the British government."