U.K.’s May Faces Uphill Battle to Win Brexit Concessions From EU
May is pushing EU leaders to offer concessions to avoid Brexit becoming existential crisis for the bloc
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May delayed a critical parliamentary vote on her Brexit bill which led to a rowdy confrontation with lawmakers. Photo: ROB PINNEY/LONDON NEWS PICTURES/ZUMA PRESS
BRUSSELS—The European Union won’t reopen a hard-fought deal it reached on the terms of the U.K.’s exit from the bloc, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Tuesday, but British Prime Minister Theresa May later insisted she was picking up support from fellow leaders to soften the deal enough to gain critical support for it at home.
Mrs. May visited three European capitals in one day, in an attempt to crack the united front the EU has presented on the Brexit negotiations.
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