Dismay in Brussels as Boris Johnson finally reveals Brexit plan

Michel Barnier scathing in his reaction, describing PM’s Irish border proposals as a trap. Boris Johnson appears to be fighting a losing battle to avoid Britain staying in the EU beyond 31 October after Michel Barnier privately gave a scathing analysis of the prime minister’s new plan for the Irish border, describing it as a trap. The European commission also refused to go into the secretive and intensive “tunnel” talks with the UK’s negotiators before a crunch summ