UK Brexit Minister Stephen Barclay said he had a “positive meeting” with EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and UK Attorney General Geoffrey Cox. In the meeting, the proposed Malthouse Compromise regarding Irish backstop was discussed.
And, Cox shared his thinking in terms of the legal way forward and the ways to address the central issue. That is, according to Barclay, “the legal underpinning that is temporary and his advice to parliament in terms of the indefinite nature of the backstop”.
Fox is now expected to set out the changes on Irish backstop on Tuesday. He and Barclay will return to Brussels at mid-week to present the proposals to Barnier.
