Juncker Says Customs Union Price to Pay for Backstop: Guardian

(Bloomberg) -- European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told Theresa May in a private phone call that shifting her red lines in favour of a permanent customs union is the price she will need to pay for the EU revising the Irish backstop, the Guardian reports, citing a leaked diplomatic note.

• Without a major shift in the prime minister’s position, the European commission president told May that the current terms of the withdrawal agreement were non-negotiable
• NOTE: EU Ties Itself in Knots on Irish Border Amid Brexit Tension (2)

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