Via reuters
- N.Irish backstop is key outstanding issue in talks
- To resolve N/Irish issue need to make more progress on talks over future relationships with EU
- Backstop plan involving UK-Wide customs inion is possible, but not one involving a customs wide union
- says we have made enormous progress with talks
- 27 EU nations have remained united and we need to do the same and back PM MAY
Oh dear, it is not going well and the play is for 'more time'.
He also says that he detects a lot of goodwill from EU leaders to PM May. Yes, the sort of 'goodwill' you get when you see someone in a pit and unable to get out. I think that will be pitying her situations, especially having to return to Boris, Corbyn and a growing disgruntled Tory core
GBP falling on the headlines. Now approaching daily lows at 1.3018
