The EU has 'grave concerns' about Boris Johnson's 'nearly impossible' Brexit deal

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• Boris Johnson's prospects of securing a new Brexit deal delivered a major blow by the EU Parliament.
• The Parliament's Brexit steering group reports "grave concerns" with the deal following talks with chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier.
• The Parliament's Brexit co-ordinator Guy Verhofstadt says it will be "nearly impossible" to agree.
• The Irish Deputy Prime Minister says the country "cannot possibly" sign up to the proposals.
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The European Union has "grave concerns" about Boris Johnson's proposed Brexit deal according to a new report by the European Parliament, in a major blow to the prime minister's prospects of negotiating a new deal to leave the EU.

A report by the Parliament's Brexit Steering Group, drawn up following consultation with the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier, found multiple problems with the offer made by Johnson on Wednesday.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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