We are sorry, you need to be a subscriber to watch this videoWe are sorry, you need to be a subscriber to watch this videoEuropean leaders reneged on an agreement to help Theresa May sell her Brexit deal to parliament, The Times has learnt. British negotiators had agreed a draft statement with the most senior EU officials, to be released after Mrs May met European leaders, that would have provided “political comfort” to Mrs May that the bloc was prepared to compromise on the Irish backstop. At a dinner last night, held without her, European leaders went back on the joint agreement in order to send a message to MPs that no further concessions would be forthcoming from Brussels. “To use a Christmas theme, we want all parties and factions in the British parliament to feel the bleak midwinter,” said a senior EU source. The Dutch prime minister, Mark…

Source: The Times December 14, 2018 12:06 UTC