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Boris Johnson will send the European Commission his revised EU exit plan on Wednesday, as he tries to take back control of Brexit from Brussels and the British parliament, Euronews reported.

Reports say the plan contains major changes from the withdrawal deal agreed by his predecessor, which failed to make it through the House of Commons and led to Theresa May's downfall. Above all, it details alternatives to the Irish border backstop which Johnson has insisted must be replaced.

The UK prime minister is due to address the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, which for the past few days has echoed to the slogan of "Get Brexit done".

The message Johnson is sending to his domestic audience is that his Brexit plan is the UK's final offer – with a message to the EU to "take it or leave it".

The Conservative Party chairman said the European Union should recognise that now was the time to make some concessions ahead of the October 31 deadline.

"This is the moment of truth," James Cleverly told Sky News. "This is the point at which the EU need to recognise that if there's any movement that they can make, any concessions they can put in place, this is the time to do it because we are not going to seek a delay."

If a deal with the other EU27 countries is not agreed, the UK government intends to pull the country out of the bloc at Halloween without an agreement. Critics say a no-deal Brexit will resolve nothing and create chaos.

A forthcoming European Council summit on October 17-18 has been seen as a decisive moment. The British parliament has passed a law designed to force another Brexit delay if the government has not agreed a deal by then. But Johnson's stance indicates he wants to seize the initiative now.