Boris Johnson's efforts to sell his new Brexit plan to Brussels has taken a blow.
EU leaders say they don't' "provide a basis for concluding an agreement" - and talks between the sides this weekend have been postponed.
The British prime minister wants to keep Northern Ireland in the EU single market for goods - but leave the customs union.
It comes as Bonnie Greer says the United Kingdom is caught up in their "finest hour" mentality.
On a BBC Brexit debate this week, the author, playright and journalist remarks - "that Ireland owes the UK nothing" - went viral:
‘Ireland owes this country nothing’@Bonn1eGreer says Britain cannot ‘shaft’ Ireland if they want a post Brexit trade agreement with the US. #bbcqt pic.twitter.com/nL66tXiSas
— BBC Question Time (@bbcquestiontime) October 3, 2019
She says the UK believes its in a leadership position and that Ireland is rebelling against that.
Bonnie Greer says the majority of people in the UK don't understand Northern Ireland either:
