Comments by UK government spokeswoman, Alison Donnelly
- Government wants parliament to vote on backstop changes as soon as possible
- Government wants legally-binding changes to the withdrawal agreement
- May has said that she wants to reopen the Brexit deal
- Government still exploring options on backstop
- Aware of time pressure to get a deal done
Yep, round-and-round we go in circles as we're back to talking about getting legal assurances on the backstop. The same thing we've been hearing since the start of December. Good stuff. Reading between the lines here, it's basically saying May is trying to buy more time ahead of the crucial negotiation period in March.
