shami chakrabarti. shami chakra barti. what shami chakrabarti. what has the eu reaction been? well and good thinking you can or can't get a deal through parliament but it has got to be agreed with the eu first. the reaction from the eu has been slightly sceptical over the last few days. they are pleased that he has got proposals but for example the irish prime and italy over redcar last night said he does not believe they form the basis for the deep and meaningful negotiations. —— the irish prime minister leo varadkar. it seems that the eu would like some changes but whether those changes come from? the brexit secretary steve barclay was talking to andrew marr this morning and andrew asked him if there could be a change to the stormont veto, the mechanism for the stormont veto, the mechanism for the northern ireland assembly to give their consent when entering into the backstop. i think the key issue is the principle of consent, which is why the backstop was rejected three times, and that was a concern in terms of both sides and northern ireland both —— not approving the backs