Boris Johnson claims he is 'confident' EU will shift its position on backstop

In an interview in Cornwall during a hospital visit on Monday, Boris Johnson claimed he remained 'confident' that the EU would shift its position on the Northern Ireland backstop, allowing a Brexit deal to be agreed before 31 October. When asked whether progress would be made during his talks with Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron later this week, Johnson replied: 'Well that is, I'm afraid, very much up to our friends and I hope that they will compromise.' Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Brexit: Boris Johnson says he is confident EU will shift backstop position - live news ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/... Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contr... Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/seri... The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ►    / theguardian   Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture