Update: Time-limited backstop 'is of no use', says Barnier

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator says any time limits on the backstop aimed at avoiding a hard border would be useless.

Update: Time-limited backstop 'is of no use', says Barnier

Update: The EU's chief Brexit negotiator says any time limits on the backstop aimed at avoiding a hard border would be useless.

Michel Barnier has told a French newspaper that only having the measure in place for a certain period would be like taking out home insurance for five years and having a problem after six.

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