Michel Barnier

EU has long suspected May’s tactic to take Brexit talks to the brink. Despite emollient words, neither side is blinking.

People are probably getting over-excited about Barnier’s positive remarks. When he and Raab sit down tomorrow, they’ll still be far apart.

Other 27 EU countries have marked PM’s Chequers homework, and there’s lots of red ink. Government will struggle to answer customs questions.

Unless the government drops some of its red lines, security is bound to suffer both here and across the Channel.

EU’s Brexit negotiator gives UK a reality check. Thanks to PM’s red lines, we will lose access to arrest warrant and criminal data.

Brussels’ forensic analysis of PM’s temporary fix to customs and Irish border has found it full of holes. MPs need to tell her what to do.

May avoided confrontation with Davis by putting an unrealistic end-2021 timetable on her backstop. She’ll get confrontation with EU instead.

A furtively published “framework” for future security co-operation begs fundamental questions of finance and dispute resolution.

May has agreed further concessions over Ireland to get her transition deal. She has backed herself into a miserable set of choices.

Contrast in behaviour between Brussels and Westminster is almost embarrassing as EU negotiator Barnier warns “transition is not a given”.

It means EU may just set its own terms for a future deal - and could kibosh transition deal too as it means Irish question is up in air.

Brexit secretary promises government won’t implement any divorce deal until parliament approves it. Hmmm. A bit like his other promises.