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May plans Brussels dash to finalise Brexit deal on eve of summit
Source: The Guardian
May plans Brussels dash to finalise Brexit deal on eve of summit
Move follows pressure from Angela Merkel to agree final form of political declaration
Daniel Boffey in Brussels and Heather Stewart in London
Wed 21 Nov 2018 20.17 GMT
Theresa May is to make an emergency dash to Brussels on Saturday to complete the Brexit negotiations after Angela Merkel threatened to pull the plug on the Sunday leaders’ summit.
As she emerged from talks lasting nearly two hours with Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels, the British prime minister admitted that there some major issues to resolve.
Merkel, the German chancellor, had let it be known through her diplomats in Brussels that she was unwilling to negotiate with May on Sunday at the extraordinary Brexit summit. She had demanded a finalised agreement to emerge in good time before the leaders’ meeting.
The development threatened to disrupt Downing Street’s plans for agreement among leaders this month in time for a meaningful vote in parliament in early December.
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Move follows pressure from Angela Merkel to agree final form of political declaration
Daniel Boffey in Brussels and Heather Stewart in London
Wed 21 Nov 2018 20.17 GMT
Theresa May is to make an emergency dash to Brussels on Saturday to complete the Brexit negotiations after Angela Merkel threatened to pull the plug on the Sunday leaders’ summit.
As she emerged from talks lasting nearly two hours with Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels, the British prime minister admitted that there some major issues to resolve.
Merkel, the German chancellor, had let it be known through her diplomats in Brussels that she was unwilling to negotiate with May on Sunday at the extraordinary Brexit summit. She had demanded a finalised agreement to emerge in good time before the leaders’ meeting.
The development threatened to disrupt Downing Street’s plans for agreement among leaders this month in time for a meaningful vote in parliament in early December.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/nov/21/merkel-threatens-to-pull-plug-on-brexit-summit-if-deal-not-signed-off-in-24-hours
