UPDATE 1-Britain's Raab wants right to scrap Irish backstop after three months - media

Raab has written to Prime Minister Theresa May to urge her to back his plan, the FT said, quoting a person briefed on the matter.

British Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has privately demanded the right to pull Britain out of a "backstop" arrangement for the Irish border after three months, the Telegraph reported on Sunday.

The newspaper said Raab made the pitch to Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney in a private meeting in London last Tuesday. http://bit.ly/2F08XXJ

The European Union and Ireland want guarantees there will be no physical structures delimiting the land border between the Irish Republic and the British province of Northern Ireland after Britain leaves the EU, if negotiations fail to regulate the issue.

Raab's plan would give UK the right to ask for a "review mechanism" within three or six months of the so-called backstop taking effect, to allow it to continue only by mutual consent, the Financial Times reported early on Monday. https://on.ft.com/2F4y2kB

Raab has written to Prime Minister Theresa May to urge her to back his plan, the FT said, quoting a person briefed on the matter.

The Telegraph said the proposal was "apparently contradicted" by Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington on a visit to Dublin. Raab's department said it did not comment on private meetings. 

(With inputs from agencies.)