British Prime Minister
Boris Johnson sought Thursday to build a coalition at home to back his new
Brexit approach even as key European leaders declared that the measures he just proposed fall far short of the concessions needed to forge a deal.
Johnson offered a strikingly more conciliatory tone Thursday than in his previous tempestuous appearances in the House of Commons, arguing that the changes his government just offered on regulating trade between
Ireland and
Northern Ireland after Brexit represented a significant compromise.
Johnson thinks the concessions should resolve the concerns that prompted
British lawmakers to reject the previous Brexit deal three times.