The EU is attempting to rebrand the Irish border backstop, while the UK appears set on redefining the terms of reference for Brexit – in their entirety.
There have been positive signals on Brexit this week, with Commission president Jean Claude-Juncker telling Sky News that “we can do a deal”, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar describing the “mood music” as good, and Brexit secretary Steven Barclay speaking of a sense of “common purpose” to avoid a no-deal disaster. Meanwhile,...