british side has put pen to paper and sort of put that particular paypal on the table in brussels that is what the european sides rates once and again so no workable backstop plan barbara and the clock here is really taking what are we facing. we are facing another weight more or less the we know what the so-called lending zone for a backstop solution could be and that would entailed a northern irish only backstop that means that all the problems arising from the heart not having a hard border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland would sort of be played out in that region in northern ireland itself which would need to stick close to e.u. regulations now somewhere in there could be a compromise but the devil's in the detail here as we have known for 2 years almost 3 years since the brics referendum and so we don't know yet whether the british