Brussels' chief negotiator says there is no time left for EU to ratify agreement even if British MPs give it their backing
Stephen Barclay, the Brexit secretary, and Geoffrey Cox, the attorney general, have been locked in talks with Brussels in a bid to secure legally-binding guarantees that the backstop, which would see the UK enter into a customs union with the EU if a trade deal cannot be agreed, would be temporary. He said: “We know that there are misgivings in Britain that the backstop could keep Britain forever connected to the EU.
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