Are the trade talks back on?
The mood music from Downing Street sounded far more positive on Wednesday morning than it has been since The Big (metaphorical) Walk Out last week.
"We note with interest," said a spokesman for Number 10, "that the EU's chief negotiator, speaking to the European Parliament this morning, has commented in a significant way on the issues behind the current difficulties in our talks."
What were the significant words uttered by Michel Barnier?
On Friday, Boris Johnson pronounced negotiations over unless the EU fundamentally changed its position. So has it?
Well, not really.
'Working night-and-day'
The president of the European Council, Charles Michel, (he's the person who represents all 27 EU leaders when they're not in town) was also at the European Parliament.