I don't think you can regard the EU as sabotaging every possible solution unless the proposals made *are* possible solutions, which means we must believe they fully meet what was agreed in December. The EU might disagree, but we have to believe it in the first place.

Neither of the proposals so far meets that standard, nor does Max Fac 2.

Davis proposed Max Fac 2 having finally understood that the technological approach is infeasible. (Quoting the Sun for variety: "Mr Davis ordered it after he was persuaded to abandon a technology based solution to keep the Irish border open.")