国际英语资讯:British PM comes face to face with EU leader, insists on Brexit deadline of Oct. 31
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 16-- <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hectic">hectic</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="insisting">insisting</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 31.</p><p><span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="Jean">Jean</span>-<span word="Claude">Claude</span> <span word="Juncker">Juncker</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="progressed">progressed</span>.</p><p><span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="backstop">backstop</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="accelerating">accelerating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Jean">Jean</span>-<span word="Claude">Claude</span> <span word="Juncker">Juncker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Michel">Michel</span> <span word="Barnier">Barnier</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="negotiator">negotiator</span>).</p><p>"<span word="Yes">Yes</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="yes">yes</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Everybody">Everybody</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span>."</p><p><span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="uphold">uphold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="obey">obey</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="October">October</span> 31<span word="st">st</span>. <span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="October">October</span> 31<span word="st">st</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="extend">extend</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="October">October</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span>?"</p><p><span word="Ian">Ian</span> <span word="Blackford">Blackford</span>, <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Westminster">Westminster</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="SNP">SNP</span>) <span word="was">was</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span>, <span word="accusing">accusing</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="facts">facts</span>".</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Juncker">Juncker</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="mess">mess</span>". "<span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facts">facts</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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