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  So apparently
  
  'Theresa can go back to Brussels with the full weight of Parliament behind her' (Sky News)
  
  'She did it! ............ Now it's up to the EU' (Daily Express headline)
  
  
  In the real world the other Donald thinks otherwise!
  
  The European Council President Donald Tusk and the Government have both said that the Withdrawal Agreement is not open for renegotiation after British MPs gave their backing to proposals to replace the backstop.
  
  A spokesman for Mr Tusk has said that the backstop is part of the Withdrawal Agreement and the Withdrawal Agreement is not open for renegotiation.
  
  Mr Tusk was responding to a vote in the House of Commons this evening where British MPs authorised Prime Minister Theresa May to go back to Brussels to try to renegotiate her Brexit deal.
  
  "The Withdrawal Agreement is and remains the best and only way to ensure an orderly withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
  
  "The backstop is part of the Withdrawal Agreement, and the Withdrawal Agreement is not open for re-negotiation."
  
  "The December European Council conclusions are very clear on this point.
  
  "We will continue our preparations for all outcomes, including a no-deal scenario. We will also continue the EU's process of ratification of the agreement reached with the UK Government," said the statement.
  
  If there were to be a request for an extension of Article 50, the statement continued, the EU27: "Would stand ready to consider it and decide by unanimity. The EU27 will adopt this decision, taking into account the reasons for and duration of a possible extension, as well as the need to ensure the functioning of the EU institutions."
  
  "President Tusk will stay in close contact with EU27 leaders," the statement concluded.
  
  Impasse?

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