Renegotiation: Withdrawal Agreement and Ireland

renegotiation: Tusk responded Tuesday by accusing Johnson of seeking to reestablish a border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, according to The Guardian. The withdrawal agreement is not open for renegotiation and the backstop is not open for change, a European Union source told The Guardian. Johnson wrote to European Council President Donald Tusk on Monday asking Brussels remove the Irish backstop from the withdrawal agreement, something it has repeatedly refused to consider. Ireland's governing party, Fine Gael, also rejected Johnson's demands to remove the backstop, which is designed to avoid the emergence of border checks on the island of Ireland.A Downing Street spokesperson said Unless the Withdrawal Agreement is reopened and the backstop abolished there is no prospect of a deal. See the rest of the story at Business Insider zone text Join the conversation about this story fixed text 'Shark Tank' star Robert Herjavec explains what makes America great text See Also text A Trump trade deal with the UK has 'no chance' of passing if Brexit disrupts the Irish border, warns Nancy PelosiEU citizens will face checks for NHS treatment after a no-deal Brexit Speaker Bercow will 'fight with every bone in my body' to stop Boris Johnson from forcing through a no-deal Brexit e The exchange keeps the UK firmly on course for a no-deal Brexit in October. fixed fixed / / / text European officials in Dublin and Brussels have immediately rejected UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new demand to renegotiate Britain's exit deal, ahead of his meetings later this week with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron. text Johnson wrote to the European Council's president, Donald Tusk, on Monday demanding that the European Union drop the Northern Ireland backstop from the Brexit agreement. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.