Further comments by EU chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier

  • Says he has no information about possible German time-limited backstop idea
  • Brexit extension must have a clear aim

For those unaware, if there is no agreement on a Brexit extension before the end of this week, the UK must have to choose between a no-deal Brexit or revoking Article 50 altogether if they do not want to go through said motion. That's what Barnier is hinting at in the headline comment above.