Irish government says there is no prospect of rethink in Brexit stalemate.

On Monday morning Martin Selmayr, the secretary general of the European Commission, was in mid-flow briefing EU ambassadors on how efforts over the weekend to get legally binding assurances on the Irish backstop had ground to a halt.

The European Commission has again reiterated that the Brexit withdrawal agreement will not be negotiated, “full stop” – despite claims by Boris Johnson that he would somehow be able to reopen talks.

EU trade commissioner says he believes ‘penny is finally dropping’ for Boris Johnson.

Sabine Weyand, the author of the withdrawal agreement, will move to another department, with Michel Barnier also eyeing another role.

Ex-minister’s claim about EU boast over Brexit resurfaces in pro-unionist campaign video. / The European commission has described a claim made by the Conservative leadership hopeful Dominic Raab about a key EU official’s views on Brexit as “fake, fraudulent and pure disinformation” after it was spread in an election campaign video.

The plan has brought some Tory unity, but Brussels believes it is unworkable.