Ahead of key Brexit vote, Macron rules out backstop renegotiation

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has warned prior to a Commons vote on the Brady amendment that there will be be no renegotiation of the Irish backstop as Brussels prepared a similar rebuff should it be passed by parliament.MPs were corralled by the prime minister on Tuesday to back a proposal under which the Commons would commit to supporting the withdrawal agreement should the Irish backstop contained within it be replaced.Speaking in Cyprus, the French president said the withdrawal agre