Ursula von der Leyen: 'This Withdrawal Agreement took 3 years to negotiate. We worked relentlessly on it line by line, word by word...we will never backtrack on that. It can't be unilaterally changed, disregarded or misapplied. This is a matter of law and trust and good faith.'

VdL adds: 'That's not just me saying it. I remind you of the words of Margaret Thatcher: "Britain does not break treaties - it would be bad for Britain, bad for relations with the rest of the world, and bad for any future treaty on trade". This was true then and is true today.'

* Disapplied! Which spellcheck doesn't think is a proper word so automatically changes grrrr.