… hope that the UK would leave the EU with a deal on Oct. 31 rather than without one, his objections to the Irish … the end of the transition period [i.e., before Dec. 31, 2020 or, with an extension, Dec. 31, 2021 or Dec. 31, 2022] … President Emmanuel Macron after their meeting the next day, and then by Tusk after his meeting with Johnson on …