Irish backstop

Crashing out with no deal is terrible. But PM’s plan to turn us into a rule-taker is miserable. We can do better: cancel Brexit entirely.

Liam Fox and his ilk are ramping up Brexit blame game against EU to distance themselves from no-deal chaos. Turmoil will be solely their fault.

May has put herself between a rock and a hard place. It’s difficult to look at the list of challenges ahead without a sinking feeling.

Although EU has killed May’s original proposal, it has left wiggle room for a new version. Problem is any deal will be even more miserable.

The trouble is that she still believes it is up to the rest of the EU to solve the Irish border problem created by Brexit.

Some Brexiters such as Gove think we can rip up any deal May does and start again. They’re wrong. Boris Johnson is right: we’ll be a colony.

The latest round in the Brexit negotiations saga really is enough to make you weep.