Ahead of Boris Johnson's likely
election next week as Britain's prime minister, EU countries are secretly wooing him in a bid to thrash out a new
Brexit plan that would avoid a no-deal disaster, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.
German and French figures as well as the Dutch and Belgian governments have also established contact with Johnson's team and signaled an intention to do a deal, it added.
In a limited extract released on Saturday evening ahead of publication, the paper reported that
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has indicated
Dublin is prepared to compromise.