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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
The backstop was an agreed solution between Theresa May's Government and the EU. When removed, the EU's stance was that the UK needs to come up with a solution that solves the problems that the backstop solved. It has failed to do so.
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And Merkel has now effectively admitted that the backstop was always the only option as far as the EU is concerned. The WA is a draft agreement, and the backstop is still there. The Irish haven't attempted to seek any solution either.
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However, the anonymous No 10 source spoke to broadcast journalists, saying Merkel “made clear a deal is overwhelmingly unlikely and she thinks the EU has a veto on us leaving the customs union”. “Merkel said that if Germany wanted to leave the EU they could do it no problem, but the UK cannot leave without leaving Northern Ireland behind in a customs union and in full alignment forever,” the source said.
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How could Germany leave? They have a very long land border(3700km) with other countries.