EU leaders will not give Michel Barnier new Brexit instructions

The leaders of the EU will not impose new instructions upon Michel Barnier to get a Brexit deal, a senior diplomat has confirmed, in a blow to the UK’s hopes of going over the chief negotiator’s head to secure approval for its Chequers plan.At a summit in Salzburg next week, Europe’s leaders will hear a presentation from Theresa May at a dinner before discussing Brexit among themselves the following day, with just weeks to go before an agreement is needed.An EU diplomat involve