UK Brexit Minister Dominic Raab said he’s open to the so called transition extension if it could salve the Irish border backstop problem. Raab told BBC TV that “If we need a bridge from the end of the implementation period to the future relationship … I am open minded about using a short extension of the implementation period.” But he also added that it’s possible “as long as it is short, perhaps for a few months” and it “has to solve the backstop issue”.
Raab also said it’s now the “end stage” of the negotiation, and there will be “jitters on all sides of this debate”. But he also emphasized thtat it’s “time to play for the team”.
