Boris Johnson’s letter to the EU including his plans for the Irish Backstop has been released this afternoon (Weds).
The British prime minister finally tabled his alternative proposals to the backstop this evening, including a plan for checks both on the island of Ireland and in the Irish Sea.
The EU and Irish government will seek time to study the document but ultimately there is little hope that it will break the impasse.
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has endorsed Boris Johnson’s offer to the EU.
Speaking before seeing the proposals, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said what is being put forward “is not promising and does not appear to form the basis of an agreement”.