British Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman recently crossed the wires explaining that the PM, on Thursday, will update EU’s Junker on Breit discussion taking place in the UK and the way forward.
Key quotes (via Reuters)
- PM told cabinet backstop issue needs to be resolved to address concerns for all lawmakers, not just conservatives.
- Objective now is to secure legally binding changes to ensure that we cannot be trapped indefinitely by the backstop.
- Cabinet agreed it was positive that Parliament had demonstrated it could support a withdrawal agreement subject to changes on the backstop.