The Attorney General has admitted defeat in his attempts to secure a guaranteed exit from the Irish backstop, it has been claimed.
Geoffrey Cox is said to have abandoned plans to agree a firm end date or provide for a unilateral British withdrawal from the emergency arrangements.
With the EU refusing to back down, Mr. Cox was now seeking an enhanced 'arbitration mechanism' instead, the Daily Telegraph reported.
The plan would create an 'independent' arbitration panel outside the EU's institutions but Brussels has so far rejected the plans, it is claimed.
Attorney General Geoffrey Cox is said to have admitted defeat on getting the EU to agree a firm end date to the Irish backstop
A Number 10 spokesman said: 'The Attorney General continues to pursue legally binding changes to the backstop that are necessary to ensure it cannot be indefinite.
'We will not however comment on the specifics of the negotiations at this critical stage.'
Meanwhile Justice Minister Rory Stewart said hardline Eurosceptics are becoming 'more pragmatic' about Theresa May's deal.
The threat that Brexit could be delayed, softened or even halted was focusing minds among Eurosceptic MPs, he said.
'I think there's been a huge amount of movement,' he told Sky News.
Justice minister Rory Stewart said the threat that Brexit could be delayed, softened or even halted was focusing minds among Eurosceptic MPs
'I think people are becoming more pragmatic, they are recognising much more than they did in the past that there are a limited number of alternatives to this and that the alternatives are worse.'
A number of senior Eurosceptics have indicated they could back Mrs May's deal, provided she is able to secure concessions on the controversial Irish backstop.
Nigel Evans, secretary of the 1922 Committee of backbench Tory MPs, said Eurosceptics and the DUP would not accept 'some wishy washy sticking plaster'.
But, writing in the Daily Mail, he said: 'I will be looking very carefully at what (Attorney General) Geoffrey Cox brings back.
'On my interpretation that it delivers what Theresa May said she was going to deliver, and on it having the backing of the DUP, I can see me edging towards pushing this deal over the line.'
Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee, warned that Remainer attempts to remove the possibility of No Deal had undermined Mrs May, but said Eurosceptic MPs could yet help reverse the defeat inflicted on her deal when it returns to the Commons.
He said: 'When the right compromise is offered, we should pull together behind the Prime Minister and help her to deliver our exit from the EU on March 29.'
Government sources are hoping that Mr Cox will achieve a breakthrough in Brussels by the end of this week that will allow him to change his legal advice that the backstop could 'endure indefinitely' ahead of an expected vote on March 12.
A number of senior Eurosceptics have indicated they could back Theresa May's deal. She is pictured yesterday outside church near her Maidenhead constituency
A source at the European Research Group of Eurosceptic Tory MPs warned ministers not to try to 'bounce' them into backing any revised deal at the last minute, saying: 'We want at least 48 hours' notice. That is not an unreasonable amount of time and anything less would be treating Parliament with contempt.'
The ERG has set up a panel of Eurosceptic lawyers, led by Sir Bill Cash, to pass judgment on any concessions secured by Mr Cox.
Yesterday, the group set out three tests the changes must pass. These include a 'clearly worded, legally-binding treaty-level clause which unambiguously overrides' the text of the Withdrawal Agreement.
The language 'must go beyond simply re-emphasising/re-interpreting the temporary nature of the backstop'.
And the changes must demonstrate 'a clear and unambiguous route out of the backstop if trade talks fail'.
Sabine Weyand, deputy to the EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, yesterday suggested the demands are 'way beyond' what is on offer.
But Tory MP Michael Tomlinson, who will sit on the new committee, said Eurosceptics had already compromised by accepting that the change did not necessarily have to be written into the text of the Withdrawal Agreement.
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Main photo article The Attorney General has admitted defeat in his attempts to secure a guaranteed exit from the Irish backstop, it has been claimed.
Geoffrey Cox is said to have abandoned plans to agree a firm end date or provide for a unilateral British withdrawal from the emergency arrangements.
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