Daily reminder that they can't provide legally-binding changes to the backstop

Brexit
  • Happy to clarify situation on Brexit deal
  • Risk of a no-deal Brexit is increasing
  • Intensifying contingency work for no-deal scenario

This would be as far as the European Union can go so as to offer assurances to Theresa May and the UK parliament on Brexit. Given such circumstances, we're more than likely to go right down to the wire on this one but even then it would not guarantee that May will eventually be able to win support from her colleagues at the end of the day.