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		</div><p>Boris Johnson has played down the chances of a “New York breakthrough” on Brexit during discussions with key EU leaders at the United Nations.</p>
<p>The British Prime Minister is set to meet with Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron, Donald Tusk and Leo Varadkar during the annual General Assembly in the States.</p>
<p>Mr Johnson will this week discuss his proposals for a new Brexit deal as the October 31 deadline looms.</p>
<p>He celebrated a “great deal of progress” having been made but sought to limit expectations when speaking to reporters on board the RAF Voyager on the way to JFK airport.</p>
<p><em>“There will be discussions about Brexit. I would caution you all not to think that this is not going to be the moment… there will be no New York…”</em> he said.</p>
<p><em>“There might be, but I don’t wish to elevate excessively the belief that there will be a New York breakthrough.</em></p>
<p><em>“We will be pushing ahead but there is still work to be done.”</em></p>
<p>He said it was “very encouraging” to hear EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker say he is not wedded to the mechanisms of the backstop, the emergency measure to prevent the return of a hard border.</p>
<p>He also said he has “seen interest” in treating the whole island as a single zone for sanitary and phytosanitary purposes but warned it is “early days” and “there are clearly still gaps and still difficulties”.</p>
<p>And on his current outlook, he said: <em>“It would be still fair to say I’m in the same position I was. I think cautiously optimistic would be about right.”</em></p>
<p>The British PM will meet with European Council president Mr Tusk today, before meeting German Chancellor Ms Merkel and French President Mr Macron.</p>
<p>Mr Johnson will meet with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar the following day.</p>
<p>Tánaiste Simon Coveney, has warned that a “wide gap” remains between Mr Johnson and the EU on a new Brexit deal.</p>
<p>Mr Johnson is also awaiting the judgement from the Supreme Court over the legality of his prorogation of Parliament but this will not be handed down on Monday morning, with a further announcement on timing expected around lunchtime.</p>
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