Brexit backstop talks: Theresa May to present EU with new proposals

Theresa May will head to Brussels this week for talks with Jean-Claude Juncker.Theresa May will present the EU with new legal proposals to solve the Irish backstop issue on Wednesday, which No 10 hopes will be enough to convince Eurosceptics to back her Brexit deal.The prime minister is travelling to Brussels to meet Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president, with a plan to secure legal assurances that the Irish backstop would not permanently bind the UK into a customs union.