all conservative minister backstop plans, according to BBC
Gove: wants clarity on how to exit from the backstop (there is already clarity...). UK and Northern Ireland must be treated the same by the EU. Magical, hypothetical "technology".
Hancock: Wants a time-limit to the backstop. This doesn't make sense. The reason it's indefinite is because keeping a soft border in ireland means goods and services will flow across, too, which means the EU's customs must be enforced. Putting a time limit on the backstop either means a) UK gets back into the EU at the end of the time period, b) a hard border appears in Ireland at the end of the time period, or c) you are just creating another meaningless deadline for yourself with no real solutions in sight that you will continue to push back, as usual. Also, "technology".
Harper: "Malthouse compromise", which is basically a request for an extension
Hunt: "technology"
Javid: "technology"
Johnson: Get rid of the backstop and avoid the Irish border question entirely until after a trade deal has been secured.
Leadsom: "Managed exit". This euphemism keeps popping up and I don't know what it means so I'm going to assume it doesn't actually mean anything at all. "Technology". Another EU summit lol
McVey: No deal, baybay!
Raab: "a targeted forensic change to the backstop"
. Actually, Malthouse compromise.
Stewart: Fourth vote on existing deal 👍👍👍👍
I think I don't fully understand what the Malthouse compromise is and no article I read explains it to me well enough to understand so if someone can help me out here, I would appreciate it.