A spokeswoman for British Prime Minister Theresa May recently crossed the wires saying that the government’s position on the customs union with the EU has not changed.
Key quotes (via Reuters)
- PM’s focus is on securing changes to the backstop.
- Getting changes was never going to be easy, PM is engaging widely.
- Government is working to bring deal back for vote in parliament as soon as possible.
- PM will be discussing with Brussels the urgent work that is going on to secure changes to the backstop.