Reuters reports the comments from Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) lawmaker Jeffrey Donaldson delivered after speaking to the UK PM Johnson on Tuesday night.
Key Quotes:
The deal on the table is clearly unacceptable
The problem with the withdrawal agreement is the backstop
We want a more flexible approach from the EU
Johnson is right to take a tough line
The prospect of a no-deal Brexit is significant.
The above comments aggravate mounting fears of a no-deal Brexit that continue to be GBP-negative, as the Cable attempts gains near 1.2165 region ahead of the London open.