FT report that Barnier open to possibility of a 1-year extension of Brexit transition

EU chief Brexit negotiator Barnier says he is open to a one year extension

• if Theresa May accepts a "two-tier" backstop to avoid a border in Ireland

Please, no. Not another year of this baloney.

FT link (gated):

The EU meet for a Brexit summit in Brussels on Wednesday night

• Barnier's extension plan is informal, involves including a one-year extension clause for the 21-month transition period (ends December 2020)
• more time to agree a new UK-EU trade relationship and avoid special arrangements for Northern Ireland