Tory chairman Cleverly: EU needs to show a degree of flexibility

Comments by Tory party chairman, James Cleverly

• If we can overcome the backstop problem, then there will be a deal
• Whether we leave with our without a deal is in the hands of the EU

The constant back and forth between the UK and EU continues. The key word in all those remarks here is "if". The letters exchanged between Johnson and the European Commission yesterday basically highlights that nothing has changed.