But he is already facing an angry backlash over proposals leaked overnight for the Irish border. He said it was "absolutely not" true that he wanted to simply move border checks away from the physical border. He tweeted: "Leaked proposals from the UK on alternatives to the backstop are completely unacceptable. (Image: PA)SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood said the reported proposals fall short of fulfilling the objective of the backstop. "And when it comes to the Irish border they only cover a part of the settlement of that border.

Source: Daily Mirror October 01, 2019 02:52 UTC