We can do a deal if EU is willing, says Johnson

There were positive sounds of support from MPs but it's needed that noise to grow louder as the EU summit approaches. The EU is concerned that the UK wants to leave too many details about customs and regulatory checks to be agreed during the transition period after Brexit.

London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed his Brexit proposals have picked up support in Parliament as he urged the European Union to compromise.

The Prime Minister said, "We are leaving in 25 days. We can do it with a deal if the EU is willing."

Johnson said his untested plan to use technology to eliminate customs border checks would take the UK out of EU trade rules while respecting the Northern Ireland peace process.

He claimed MPs from every wing of the Conservative Party, northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party and Labour said, the proposed deal looks like one they can get behind.

He assured, there will be no more dither and delay and the UK will leave the EU on October 31 with or without a deal.

Johnson did not explain how the government would comply with a law passed by MPs which forces the Prime Minister to seek an extension to the Brexit deadline if no agreement has been made by October 19.

In court documents, the government said the Prime Minister will request a delay as the law requires, despite his public and parliamentary statements.

Meanwhile, Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay said that there were positive sounds of support from MPs but we need that noise to grow louder as the EU summit approaches.

He added, the UK's negotiation had been severely hampered by hardcore opposition MPs who voted to prevent a no-deal Brexit.

Also on Saturday, Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said that a deal is still possible but the EU does not believe the current proposals from Johnson form the basis for deeper negotiations.

The EU is concerned that the UK wants to leave too many details about customs and regulatory checks to be agreed during the transition period after Brexit.