EU 'committed' to 'alternative' NI border plans

Emily Thornberry said a customs union was the only solution to issues over the post-Brexit Irish border.

And she quoted from a reported leaked government document saying the UK had a "poor track record" on new technology.

Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington said £20m has been earmarked by the UK government, while the EU was committed to bringing in “alternative arrangements" by 2020 to the Irish border backstop plan.