holding line

Instead, they have tended to adopt Boris Johnson's holding line that 'now is not the time'.

Such stridency on a customs union amendment doesn't sit particularly well with the party's holding line: we will see what amendments are tabled.

Crews will continue to mop up any areas along the fires perimeter that may threaten the holding line.

The EU’s reluctance to reopen talks is not just a holding line over the Christmas holidays but reflects the deeply held view among officials that the bloc has gone as far as it could in offering reassurance on the backstop.

He found a "nice holding line" on Europe, and was described as "the party's biggest electoral asset".