Justification for an extension must be linked to a new event or a new political process, says Barnier

Both sides want orderly Brexit but May’s job – and Boris’s future one – may depend on it

Prime minister no longer putting deal to third vote, following Bercow's intervention

Speaker of House of Commons said it could not be put to another vote without changes

Speaker says PM cannot bring back deal to parliament without substantial changes

DUP says talks with UK government are focusing on legal assurances and not cash

Discussions continuing with British government ahead of third vote on exit deal

Theresa May still wants MPs to pass her deal. Will the DUP help drag it over the line?

Nigel Dodds says party does not want a no-deal Brexit but needs further guarantees

DUP and UK government ministers to continue negotiations for necessary deal support

MPs reject amendment that would have seen UK Parliament control how Brexit proceeds

Minister says his government will urgently reform system for dealing with legacy issues

DUP’s Gregory Campbell says ‘massive imbalance’ in legacy investigations into Troubles

Officials in Brussels suggest that long extension could run from nine to 21 months

British PM issues warning after House of Commons votes to rule out no-deal exit

Stormont suspension not sustainable if UK crashes out and Dublin ‘engagement’ needed

Irish beef exports destined for rest of the United Kingdom will be subject to tariffs

All Irish beef and dairy products will be able to enter Northern Ireland tariff-free

EU now in a stronger negotiating position than ever, but no deal remains legal default

Decisive rejection leaves MPs facing ‘unenviable choices’, prime minister says

If latest deal satisfies the DUP, most Tory Brexiteers are likely to fall into line

Joint interpretive instrument means EU cannot trap UK in backstop indefinitely

Juncker says there will be no further chances on agreement and Varadkar approves latest offer

Leo Varadkar hosts Michel Barnier at private pre-match dinner in Dublin

Brexit briefing papers show legal complications of managing a crash-out scenario

DUP’s Nigel Dodds says new Barnier offer on Brexit ‘neither realistic nor sensible’

Westminster committee says more trust and goodwill needed between Britain and EU

May’s hopes for her deal rest on persuading DUP and Brexiteers on the backstop

Chancellor warns Brexiteers about voting against deal

Northern Secretary criticised in North and State for saying killings by soldiers, police ‘not crimes’

Police investigating whether incendiary devices sent to various UK sites linked to Republic

Sammy Wilson says DUP could vote for May deal if backstop time-limited

MP says his party would back May’s deal if time limit was imposed

Three packages sent to airports and train station bore Irish stamps and postmarks

Two car manufacturers say they could move production out of Britain in event of no deal

As backstop talks continue in Brussels, hard Brexiteers line up lawyers to review outcome

What Jeremy Corbyn, a lifelong Eurosceptic, does next could be key to the UK’s future

London Letter: Leave-veering audiences to lose out to capital’s output

Eustice says taking a no-deal Brexit off table would weaken Britain’s negotiating hand

Macron warns Britain cannot expect EU to agree to delay if it only postpones negotiating deadline

Extent of the vote in favour of Cooper’s amendment shows the ground is shifting

Sufficient backstop assurance may persuade DUP and Conservatives to back Brexit deal

Ministers threatened to resign if UK leader failed to rule out no-deal Brexit

Mays says if MPs reject deal, they can vote on no deal and on extending article 50

London to bring back direct rule in NI as administrative move in event of crashout

Corbyn proposal to put Brexit back to people may be driven by fear of further defections

Party to support amendment that would compel Theresa May to delay Britain’s exit from EU

Anna Soubry among group joining eight former Labour MPs in Independent Group

Soubry, Allen and Wollaston join eight former Labour MPs in the Independent Group

EU is willing to consider new proposals on the backstop, but they face two big problems

Three-day talks to cover economic interventions and state aid for vulnerable industries

EU expects Geoffrey Cox to present draft legal text on backstop as May to meet Juncker

The seven MPs of the Independent Group hope to attract disaffected Conservatives

MPs to sit as Independents in House of Commons in protest at Corbyn leadership

Theresa May’s ministers are set for another round of Brexit talks after latest Commons defeat

Brexiteer, Remainers trade recriminations following vote in House of Commons

MPs reject a motion endorsing the approach approved in Commons only last month

Brussels likely to wait and see, pending vote on February 27th that may lead to extension

Tory chief whip in talks with backbenchers aiming to table motion ruling out backstop

Downing Street declines to comment on remark May will give MPs ultimatum on deal

Michael D Higgins meets Prince Charles in Liverpool during latest leg of British visit

Three steel trees commemorate the 21 people who died in attacks on two pubs in 1974

Corbyn’s letter to May has encouraged EU officials to believe a softer Brexit can come from Westminster

Varadkar to confirm EU’s repeated line to prime minister that backstop not on table

European Parliament Brexit negotiator urges ‘cross-party co-operation’ in Westminster

British prime minister to meet EU Council leader Donald Tusk following comments

DUP’s Sammy Wilson describes the European Council president as a ‘devilish, trident-wielding euro maniac’

The ‘Malthouse’ ideas are viewed on the European side as frankly ridiculous

PM persisting in backstop alternative quest while seeking to restore Stormont

Viewed from Brussels, every part of the Malthouse compromise is out of the question

Hilary Benn warns it is too late to seek alternatives such as Malthouse compromise

Steve Baker warns PM she will face another defeat for Brexit deal if she fails to renegotiate withdrawal agreement

London Letter: Prime minister could still secure changes that could satisfy MPs

Foreign secretary says legislating for Brexit by March 29th deadline could be ‘impossible’

Brussels likely to sit tight while MPs get another chance to block no-deal on February 14th

PM to meet MPs about ‘alternative arrangements’ for Border on Thursday

Brady amendment has identified backstop as the sole obstacle to ratifying the withdrawal agreement

PM wants to secure ‘legally binding changes’ to withdrawal agreement

Prime minister pledges to seek binding changes to Brexit withdrawal agreement

Sources in Dublin dismiss plan, saying it contains no credible alternatives to backstop

Logjam continues as Conservative Brexiteers say latest proposal does not go far enough

Brussels won’t like Brady idea but it might give May something to bring to the EU table

British Retail Consortium ‘extremely concerned’ about effects of disorderly Brexit

Matt Hancock tells BBC TV Ireland would not want to push Britain to leave EU with no deal

Treasury secretary Mel Stride says EU would push for hard border to protect single market

London Letter: UK and EU are at odds once again as a result of growing risk of no-deal

Pressure on Theresa May as pensions secretary refuses to rule out resignation

Hiring accelerated to deal with up to 20 million customs forms, a 12-fold increase

Dublin would have to enforce EU’s customs code, MPs told

London ‘stands ready’ for bilateral talks on avoidance of hard Border in event of no-deal Brexit

Amendments to include article 50 extension, customs union, new vote and backstop limit

Tory amendment ‘likely to appeal to moderate MPs who just want Brexit sorted’

UK PM drops assertion that withdrawal pact must include position of last resort

Decision to seek a Brexit majority based on Conservative and DUP votes sets May on course for almost certain disappointment

British prime minister says she is not seeking to change aspects of the Belfast Agreement

Poland suggests time limit to backstop in first hint of dissension within EU

Downing Street dismisses reports it wanted bilateral alternative to backstop

Former Brexit secretary claims Coveney was open to discussing unilateral backstop exit

Liam Fox admits Britain may not be able to replace any of the EU’s trade deals ahead of March 29th