The UK government publishes the full legal advice on Brexit
- Brexit deal can't force the European Union to end the Irish backstop
- Review mechanism does not provide a unilateral way to get out of the backstop
- There is a legal risk UK could become stuck in repeating rounds of negotiations
It doesn't sound like the kind of stuff that will aid Theresa May's quest as she seeks to win over parliament members ahead of next week's vote. The above are the main details that parliament will likely focus on and it doesn't reflect well on the government after the contempt vote yesterday surely.
The pound is still holding steady though with GBP/USD at 1.2786 near the highs. EUR/GBP is also at the lows now trading at 0.8876.