Jean-Claude Juncker and Theresa May attend news conference

The transcript discusses the UK's approach to the next phase of Brexit negotiations, focusing on legal changes to the backstop arrangement. The UK government plans to make a unilateral declaration to ensure the backstop is temporary and can be replaced by alternative arrangements by December 2020. The Attorney General will provide legal analysis to Parliament, and the House of Commons will debate the improved Brexit deal. A Q&A session addresses questions about the backstop and the deal's contents.

What is the focus of the UK's approach in the next phase of negotiations?

• Military strategies

• Facilitations and technologies

• Cultural exchanges

• Environmental policies

Who are involved in informing the UK's position in the negotiations?

• International diplomats

• Foreign investors

• Technical experts, MPs, and trade unions

• Environmental activists

What is the purpose of the UK's unilateral declaration?

• To increase military presence

• To form a new government

• To disapply the backstop if necessary

• To establish a new trade agreement

What is the nature of the backstop according to the legal changes?

• Mandatory

• Temporary

• Indefinite

• Permanent

By when are the alternative arrangements to replace the backstop expected to be in place?

• End of 2022

• End of December 2020

• Mid-2021

• Beginning of 2023