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PM meeting with President Tusk: 23 September 2019

Prime Minister Johnson met with European Council President Tusk.

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Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Boris Johnson
Published
23 September 2019
This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

皇冠体育app Prime Minister met with European Council President Tusk this afternoon at the UN General Assembly.

皇冠体育app Prime Minister underlined that, when the UK leaves the EU on 31 October, his preference is that we do so with a deal and spoke about the non-papers which the U.K. shared with the European Commission last week.

皇冠体育app leaders discussed the progress of the talks between the UK and Taskforce 50 in finding an alternative to the backstop that protects the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement and the single market.

皇冠体育app Prime Minister emphasised that in order to secure a deal we will now need to see movement and flexibility from the EU.

皇冠体育app leaders agreed to keep in touch over the coming weeks.

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Published 23 September 2019