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Commission reacts to PM Johnson: 'Letter doesn't provide a legal operational solution to prevent return of a hard border. It does not set out what any alternative arrangements could be and recognises there's no guarantee such arrangements will be in place by end of transition.'
Commission spokeswoman: 'I don't think it's the time to enter into blame games. What we believe is that an orderly withdrawal is in the best interests of both the EU and the UK and this is what we continue to push for.'
Commission spokes: 'It's Brexit that creates unique difficulties for the island of Ireland. Both the EU and the UK need a legally operational solution in the Withdrawal Agreement that will prevent that hard border and respect the GFA and that's the sole purpose of the backstop.'
Commission says it has received no request from No 10 for a bilateral meeting with Juncker yet. 'President Juncker as ever remains available should the UK wish to hold talks and we are ready to analyse any concrete proposals that are compatible with the Withdrawal Agreement.'
