Comments by incoming trade commissioner, Phil Hogan

  • Onus is on the UK to find a workable solution to the Irish border

Interestingly enough it is actually comments by European officials that are feeding into this "extension optimism" with European Parliament president David Sassoli saying yesterday that they are open to the idea of a Brexit extension; and now this.

We'll see though as there is still quite some time between now and 31 October but I reckon they're going to let things go right down to the wire before granting another extension.

Kick can