Boris Johnson speech gives EU hope he will rethink Irish plan
by Daniel Boffey in Brussels from on (#4RN06)
Brussels takes heart from PM stopping short of 'take it or leave it' Brexit statement
The absence of a "take it or leave it" demand in Boris Johnson's conference speech has offered some hope in Brussels of a prime ministerial U-turn on what EU officials have described as unworkable proposals for the Irish border.
Downing Street had briefed before the address in Manchester that Johnson would use his platform to make a "final offer" to Brussels, but the rhetoric appeared in the end far more conciliatory than billed.
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