Barnier throws a crumb

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier on Friday said Brussels was ready to offer Britain a unilateral exit from the bloc’s customs union while maintaining the other elements of the Irish backstop.

“EU commits to give UK the option to exit the Single Customs Territory unilaterally, while the other elements of the backstop must be maintained to avoid a hard border,” Barnier said on Twitter after a meeting with the ambassadors of the remaining 27 EU states.

“UK will not be forced into customs union against its will,” Barnier added.

If Mr Spock was to arrive on Earth, free from all political baggage, and asked to resolve the Brexit crisis, it seems to me that cold Vulcan logic would arrive at a two word recommendation. "Reunify Ireland, Captain, it's the simplest and most logical solution to the backstop blockage."

I don't think kicking off a civil war is in star fleets directives...

Two or three more years to discuss the crumb?

It's a pit we still didn't have CAMERON in charge to argue this out with BARNIER.

It would be two bold men fighting over a crumb.

the DUP have just replied. Off - was the second word

BELFAST, March 8 (Reuters) - Proposals from the European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier that would give Britain the unilateral right to leave the customs union are a “non-starter”, a Sky News reporter cited sources in the Democratic Unionist party as saying on Friday.

Sky Northern Ireland correspondent David Blevins quoted DUP sources in a Twitter post as saying the Barnier proposal showed “no respect to the constitutional and economic integrity of the United Kingdom. It’s a non-starter.”

The EU are crumb....ling!!!!

What gets me cross is that it's the EU who want a border;the UK would be quite happy to let the present scenario continue.