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Less than 48 hours into his new role as leader of the Conservative Party, Mr Johnson wasted absolutely no time in reaching out to the EU leaders, though it did not go quite as according to plan for the bloc, The Sun reports. No10 said in a statement: “On Brexit, the PM said that he would be energetic in reaching out as much as possible to try to achieve a deal, but he reiterated the message he delivered in the House of commons yesterday: Parliament has ejected the Withdrawal Agreement three times and so the UK must fully prepare for the alternative - which is to leavee without a deal on October 31.”

The statement added: “He said the only solution that would allow us to make progress on a deal is to abolish the backstop. “The PM and Chancellor agreed to stay in contact.” Mr Johnson also used to his first telephone conversation with Mr Macron since entering office to set out his “hardline” approach to Brexit. In a phone conversation yesterday, the two leaders discussed politics and, according to a source at the Elysee presidential palace, Mr Macron invited Mr Johnson to Paris to discuss Brexit "in compliance with the requirements of the European Union”.

Mr Johnson wasted absolutely no time in reaching out to the EU leaders

According to the MailOnline: “He set out the same hardline message on Brexit/the backstop as he did in his call with Jean-Claude Juncker. The UK and Brussels have not yet set a date for a fresh round of Brexit talks. Mr Johnson used his first speech as Prime Minister on the steps of No10 to slash the EU’s hopes of Britain bowing down to their demands over Theresa May’s controversial deal.

He said that the Brexit "doomsters and gloomsters" were wrong