Summary

  • The EU's two-day summit in Brussels has concluded

  • If we're leaving with a Brexit deal this is it, Theresa May tells media

  • However, PM says there is still "work to do" to reassure MPs that the deal agreed with the EU "is possible"

  • EC president Donald Tusk has "no mandate to organise any further negotiations" but is "always at Theresa May’s disposal"

  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel says EU sees backstop as an "insurance policy" only; "no renegotiation" of Brexit agreement

  • European Council President Jean-Claude Juncker says EU is keen to get on with trade talks - which in theory could mean backstop not needed

  • French President Emmanuel Macron stresses that "there is one deal, the only one possible" on Brexit

Live Reporting

Chris Lansdown, Lauren Turner and Laurence Peter

  1. 'Cold comfort for May' - analysis

    Laura Kuenssberg
    BBC political editor

    Theresa May arriving at the Brussels summit on FridayAFP/Getty

    It's a bitter cold, grey day in Brussels.

    And there is very, very little for Number 10 to be pleased about.

    If this meeting was meant to provide Theresa May with the beginnings of an escape route from her Brexit conundrum, the signs are nothing less than awful.

    At one of her most vulnerable political moments, Number 10 was hopeful at least of an indication of a potential solution to the most intense of a long list of Brexit problems - the controversial so-called backstop, designed to guarantee there would be no hard Irish border.

    But right now, that's simply not on offer. EU leaders made it plain that their warnings that their divorce deal with Britain was not up for negotiation were real.

    Read more from Laura here.

  2. What were May and Juncker talking about?

    May and Juncker share quiet word at EU summit

    We're expecting to hear from Jean-Claude Juncker a bit later as well.

    They were filmed having a conversation at the start of Friday's Brussels summit - but it's not clear what the prime minister was telling the European Commission president.

  3. Welcome to our live coverage

    Prime Minister Theresa May is holding a press conference in Brussels shortly.

    She's been taking part in talks with EU leaders over the past few days.

    But her aim to make her Brexit deal more acceptable to MPs has suffered a blow after the EU has said it's "not open for renegotiation".

    She wanted legal assurances on the Irish backstop and had warned the deal itself was "at risk" over the issue.

    You can read more on our main story here.