Here's the choreography of the day's events from Brussels: The European Commission is expecting to receive the UK proposals later this morning, around the time of Boris Johnson's speech. There may be confirmation during the Commission's daily midday briefing to journalists
2/ David Frost, the UK's chief negotiator, will meet members of the Commission's Article 50 Task Force this afternoon to formally present the text, and to have technical discussions.
3/ Michel Barnier, the EU's chief negotiator, will later then brief Brexit coordinators, ie diplomats from 27 EU member states, on the UK paper. He will also brief the European Parliament's Brexit Steering Group. EU27 Ambassadors will also assess the text.
4/ On the basis of the feedback and direction from member states and the European Parliament, Michel Barnier and Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will make a call as to whether the paper is the basis for intense negotiations over the coming days...
5/ ...or if they fall too far short of the EU's demands that the paper meets the same objectives as the original backstop. "We're not going to sit in a room for nothing," says one EU source. "But both options are conceivable."
6/ However, Brussels is urging caution. "We will wait to see what is in the actual text. We will listen to the UK side."
