Travellers descend on car park on doorstep of Windsor Castle and just three miles from where historic Brexit deal was struck as fleet of 35 caravans and luxury £130,000 Audis and BMWs set up camp
- Travellers have descended on a car park just a few miles from Windsor Castle
- Came as Rishi Sunak struck a historic Brexit deal with EU chief today in Windsor
Travellers have descended on a car park less just a few miles from Windsor Castle.
The travellers are thought to be from France and Germany and set up their camp alongside a fleet of 35 caravans and luxury £130,000 Audis and BMWs.
It comes as Rishi Sunak struck a historic Brexit deal with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen today in Windsor.
The travellers invaded Alexandra Gardens car park in Windsor, where a season ticket sells for £1,540.
They created a makeshift camp in the tourist carpark over the weekend and have been flashing their fancy cars worth more than £300,000.
Travellers have descended on a car park less than half a mile from Windsor Castle
The travellers are thought to be from France and Germany and set up their camp alongside a fleet of 35 caravans and luxury £130,000 Audis and BMWs
Their fleet of luxury cars includes an Audi RS-6 (pictured) that is worth more than £130,000
The travellers invaded Alexandra Gardens car park in Windsor, where a season ticket sells for £1,540
Their fleet of luxury cars includes an Audi RS-6 worth more than £130,000.
A £110,000 BMW M5 and a Mercedes convertible worth £75,000 were also seen. Both had French number plates.
It came as a smiling Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen met to shake hands on new Brexit rules for Northern Ireland, dubbed the Windsor Deal, today amid claims of a dramatic breakthrough.
They created a makeshift camp in the tourist carpark over the weekend and have been flashing their fancy cars worth more than £300,000
Bags of rubbish were seen littering the ground after the travellers set up their camp
The PM and EU commission president finalised the package after talks in Windsor, which is the culmination of months of painstaking negotiations.
Cabinet will now be briefed on the agreement, before the pair hold a press conference.
Downing Street hailed ‘significant and far reaching’ concessions, and there are bombshell rumours this afternoon that the DUP is ready to shift position and accept the agreement.
The reports come despite the unionists having set red lines that looked very difficult to meet – including completely removing the role of the European Court of Justice.
A £110,000 BMW M5 and a Mercedes convertible worth £75,000 were also seen. Both had French number plates
This Mercedes convertible parked beside the camp is worth a whopping £75,000
The travellers parked their caravans just three miles from where a historic Brexit deal was agreed
The travellers from Europe have taken over the car park and left rubbish on the ground
Having the DUP on board would pave the way for the restoration of power sharing at Stormont.
Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson played down the claims in the Irish News, tweeting: ‘We’ll take our time to consider the detail and measure a deal against our seven tests.’
In other positive noises for Mr Sunak, Northern Ireland minister and self-styled ‘Brexit hard man’ Steve Baker – who has been on ‘resignation watch’ over the past few days – said this afternoon that the government is on the verge of a ‘fantastic’ deal.
Mr Sunak could still face a rough ride from Tories when he makes a statement to the Commons this evening.
Allies of Mr Sunak are waiting nervously to see how Boris Johnson will react to the revised terms.
Meanwhile, the government is facing a furious backlash for dragging the King into the political pressure-cooker – as Charles will meet Ms von der Leyen separately this afternoon during her visit.
Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right, greets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Fairmont Hotel in Windsor today
The government is facing a furious backlash for dragging the King into the political pressure-cooker
Rishi Sunak has thrashed out a ‘Stormont lock’ designed to give Northern Ireland a say – but not a veto – over new EU trade laws that will continue to apply
EU commission chief Ursula von der Leyen took the Eurostar to London ahead of the meeting with the PM in Windsor
Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker was in Downing Street again today, amid rumours that whips have put him on ‘resignation watch’
The Windsor hotel being used as a venue for the talks this afternoon
Mr Sunak tweeted ahead of the meeting with Ms von der Leyen
Jeffrey Donaldson tried to cool claims the DUP is ready to back the PM’s Brexit deal for NI
Brussels is thought to have agreed to ditch checks and paperwork on almost all goods and produce sent from mainland Britain to Northern Ireland. Red and green customs channels will be used to distinguish what is bound for the province and the Republic, which remained inside the EU
Mr Sunak is believed to have secured a package that removes single market rules from 90 per cent of products made in Northern Ireland, as long as they are not bound for the EU.
Although Northern Ireland might still be covered by future EU legislation, there will be a democratic mechanism intended to ensure the province’s politicians have a say and consultation with London.
In one of the potential flashpoints, the European Court of Justice will stay as the final arbiter on single market rules in Northern Ireland. But there will be protections designed to demonstrate that cases cannot be referred directly by the EU.
In what could be a crucial win, Mr Sunak appears to have persuaded the bloc that the text of the protocol should be tweaked – something it had previously refused to do.
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