News Daily: EU asks for Brexit ideas, and Grenfell inquiry 'frustration'
What's next? The EU has urged the UK government to come up withas the two sides try to break the Brexit impasse. Brussels officials said they would work non-stop over the weekend if they received"acceptable" proposals by Friday on what to do about the Irish backstop.
Theresa May is seeking legally enforceable alternatives to the backstop - an insurance policy designed to prevent physical checks on the Irish border. She hopes that such changes will allow her to get her EU withdrawal agreement - reached last year with other EU countries, but rejected by MPs in January - through Parliament.
So what should we make of the latest move from the EU? BBC Brussels correspondent Adam Fleming said it was only a"notional timetable" and more flexibility could be possible. Meanwhile, Labour leader'Frustration' over Grenfell charges delaywith Scotland Yard saying it would be"wrong" to do so until the public inquiry into the disaster finishes. The survivors' group Grenfell United called the news"extremely frustrating and disheartening".
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