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British government sources have told the bbc the legal text of an updated suggested brexit deal has been prepared, and Prime Minister borisjohnson is expected to make those plans public in the next two to three days. But it is said to include the possibility of creating customs posts in so called clearance zones some distance from the border between Northern Ireland and the republic. Heres our europe editor katya adler. The leak tonights not yet an official position but a suggestion and it has been made by the uk government and it would see customs infrastructure on the island of ireland, so not exactly on the border but set back five or ten miles. There would be hecks on goods as well and gps tracking systems on traders as well. What the eu has said to date is, you want to be in the backstop, what the eu has said to date is, you want to bin the backstop, that is fine, boris johnson, as long as you come up with an alternative that meets our main criteria, respecting the single market,
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