UK refuses to restart Brexit talks despite EU accepting its demands

No 10 unmoved even after Barnier's offer prompts Gove to make U-turn at dispatch box

Downing Street has refused to restart Brexit deal negotiations despite Michael Gove performing a U-turn at the dispatch box in which he praised a constructive move" by the EU minutes after declaring the talks effectively ended".

The EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, seemingly agreed to all the government's demands for the resumption of Brexit talks in pursuit of a deal - sending a tweet just as Gove was making a statement in the Commons castigating the bloc.