No 10 denies cabinet row over Brexit backstop

Theresa May was told she had to ensure that any backstop arrangements to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland were not indefinite.Cabinet members held “an impassioned” discussion about the importance of time-limiting any Brexit backstop arrangements agreed with the European Union as part of the divorce negotiations.No 10 denied any row had taken place at the meeting, although ministers told Theresa May she had to ensure that any backstop arrangements designed to avoid a hard