So in your view who are the principle agents pushing for the backstop? As of today? The EU and particularly Ireland, though I think it's a fundamentally flawed

So in your view who are the principle agents pushing for the backstop? As of today? The EU and particularly Ireland, though I think it's a fundamentally flawed strategy that probably will not result in the outcome they are hoping for. The practical problem for the negotiators is that it was an idea that originated from the UK, so it's very hard for the UK to now turn around and say they don't want it after all, even though it has become the true red line for getting the proposed WA past the UK Parliament and into effect.