Mr Johnson's plan is to include the creation of an all-island 'economic zone' for agriculture and food products. As a result, EU leaders will have to begin negotiations on the possibility of another Brexit extension. Several EU leaders, including Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, have previously expressed concern about the creation of rolling Brexit deadlines. READ MORE: Johnson's final Brexit gambit: A double border for four yearsThis means a six-month period, which would see a new Brexit date of April 2020, is on the table. "Those checks don't need to take place at the Border...they don't need to involve new infrastructure," said Mr Johnson.

Source: Irish Independent October 02, 2019 05:28 UTC