Boris Johnson set to table fresh plans to secure Brexit deal

British prime minister Boris Johnson is set to table fresh plans to secure a Brexit deal with fears mounting that an agreement will be impossible by this week's EU summit.

Sources in London and Brussels said Britain will put forward an update to the Northern Ireland customs union proposal on Tuesday after Mr Johnson spoke for 90 minutes with DUP leader Arlene Foster and deputy leader Nigel Dodds late on Monday night.