Brexit talks have reached an impasse due to EU demands for a second backstop, which would apply to just UK, to cover the possibility of the Northern Ireland failing to implement a customs union for the British Isles. While the Northern Ireland government has agreed to an initial backstop, which would create a customs union for Britain and UK until technology can be developed to police a soft border between UK and Ireland, the EU has requested a secondary backstop which would keep just UK in the customs union if the original deal cannot be agreed in time.
Brexit talks have reached an impasse due to EU demands for a second backstop, which would apply to just Northern Ireland, to cover the possibility of the UK failing to implement a customs union for the British Isles. While the UK government has agreed to an initial backstop, which would create a customs union for Britain and Northern Ireland until technology can be developed to police a soft border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, the EU has requested a secondary backstop which would keep just Northern Ireland in the customs union if the original deal cannot be agreed in time.