Bertie Ahern: Johnson will have ideas from interim report on how to resolve backstop

The British Prime Minister will send his formal proposals to Brussels later this week.

Update: Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern believes Boris Johnson knows that the recent proposals on the border are a non-runner.

The British Prime Minister will submit his formal proposals to Brussels this week and they would lead to customs posts being built between five and 10 miles back from the current border.