I think the political correspondent Nick Eardley sums up where we are here and now quite well.
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The EU is not optimistic about any agreement with the UK.
The message they are getting from Boris Johnson's team is that the UK is not going to sign another deal unless it involves getting rid of the backstop.
But the EU has been clear time and time again that it isn't going to do that - the backstop is an integral part of any withdrawal agreement and it has to stay.
So the conclusion of officials is there is no reason to get back round the table at the moment, for the simple reason that they don't think they can meet the conditions Boris Johnson has set.
There are a couple of months to try to eke something out from one of the sides - to see if somebody blinks and there is some room for negotiation either in Brussels or in London.
But at the moment, many people think the direction of travel is heading towards a no-deal Brexit.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49240809
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