British Prime Minister Theresa May still hopes to secure changes from the EU that can win U.K. lawmakers' backing for her Brexit deal, despite a lack of progress in last-minute talks.
The British government says it has secured"legally binding changes" from the European Union to overcome a key stumbling block on the Brexit deal.
The changes fall short of demands of hardcore U.K. Brexiteers, but may persuade some lawmakers to switch their votes.British Prime Minister Theresa May has arrived in France for Brexit late talks with EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker on the eve before the British Parliament votes again on a divorce agreement.
Varadkar had been set to leave Monday for a U.S. visit to coincide with St. Patrick's Day. But he decided to wait so his Cabinet could discuss possible progress in the Brexit process, as British Prime Minister Theresa May holds talks with top European Union officials. Guy Verhofstadt said he would be meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May late Monday and hopes May's meeting with EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker proves productive"as a no-deal Brexit would be a catastrophe."
May is making a last-ditch attempt to get concessions from EU counterparts on elements of the agreement they all reached late last year. May has been seeking changes from the EU to her divorce deal since lawmakers in Parliament resoundingly defeated it in January. But the bloc is unwilling to reopen the withdrawal agreement.
She added:"I think that an important offer has again been made to Britain, and now it is of course for Britain to respond to these offers."Ireland's deputy prime minister says U.K. leader Theresa May is set to hold last-minute talks with European Union leaders to try to save her foundering Brexit divorce deal.
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