Comments by UK prime minister spokesman, James Slack
- Government is working intensively to resolve Irish backstop
- Raab is to update Cabinet weekly on Brexit deal, no-deal scenarios
- Reaching a Brexit deal is still the most likely outcome
- Continues to believe that UK can secure a deal that all lawmakers can support
Slack is also saying that preparations around a no-deal scenario is essential right now. That basically underscores how "well" negotiations are going between the UK and the EU. We're reaching a crucial stage in Brexit talks now and with Theresa May having to deal with domestic political pressures, it's certainly not helping.
Here's a good pictorial of the Brexit timeline over the next few months by ING - something to pin up on the board:
