EU Leaders React Coolly to May\'s Brexit Entreaties

Europe Stands Firm on Brexit Despite May’s Push for Help

U.K. prime minister’s bid for new Brexit concessions at Brussels summit draws polite response at best

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BRUSSELS—British Prime Minister Theresa May, having overcome a bruising leadership challenge from her own party, ran into fresh trouble in Brussels on Thursday, with her efforts to persuade her European Union counterparts to sweeten the Brexit deal effectively running aground.

Some EU leaders said Mrs. May had failed to set out clearly what assurances she wanted. Others said she was effectively asking for them to re-open the Brexit agreement, something they have repeatedly ruled out doing.

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