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Originally Posted by Mr K
The backstop was our idea/solution ! Now we want to get rid of it !
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The UK doesn't
want a backstop. It was the EU that refused any alternatives.
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The EU originally proposed a backstop that would mean Northern Ireland staying in the EU customs union, large parts of the single market and the EU VAT system.
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No backstop is really needed as there is NO EU rule preventing non-EU certified goods being in the EU. Only that they can't be marketed etc. Until UK product rules change, which where it happens will take time, the UK and EU rules will be aligned. We're unlikely to go on a massive spree of changing UK rules.