Ireland tells Boris Johnson there will be no backstop renegotiation

Irish government says there is no prospect of rethink in Brexit stalemate. The Brexit stalemate looks set to continue after the Irish government said the backstop would not be up for renegotiation at a planned meeting between Boris Johnson and Leo Varadkar. The two prime ministers will meet early next month but a spokesman for Varadkar said there was no prospect of a rethink on the most contentious part of the withdrawal agreement. Johnson has been invited by the taoiseach to Dublin with “