LONDON (AP) " The Latest on talks about Britain's departure from the European Union (all times local):

2 p.m.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says that the European Union's executive Commission has made an "important offer" to Britain to unblock an impasse over the U.K.'s withdrawal agreement.

British lawmakers' opposition to the deal centers on concerns over arrangements for the Irish border. Prime Minister Theresa May's government has been seeking changes, but the EU refuses to reopen the agreement after long negotiations.

Merkel said in Berlin Monday it was "very welcome" that Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier made "a multitude of suggestions" over the weekend on how to define the so-called "backstop" meant to keep open the border between EU member Ireland and the U.K.'s Northern Ireland.

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."

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1:55 p.m.

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.

Simon Coveney says May will fly to Strasbourg, France, a seat of the European Parliament, on Monday "to try to finalize an agreement, if that's possible."

May's 10 Downing St. office would not confirm the trip.

Britain's Parliament is due to vote Tuesday on the withdrawal agreement, which it has already rejected once.

May's office says talks are continuing to try to secure changes to the deal that can win over opponents in Parliament. May has spoken by phone to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker twice in the past 24 hours.

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11:50 a.m.

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.

European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said Monday that "no further meetings at political level are scheduled."

But May's spokesman, James Slack, said "talks are ongoing" at a technical level, and there is "a shared determination by both sides to find a solution."

British lawmakers are scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether to approve May's Brexit deal, which they resoundingly rejected in January. They look set to defeat it a second time, with the U.K. due to leave the bloc on March 29.

Pro-Brexit lawmakers have urged May to postpone Tuesday's vote rather than risk another crushing defeat.

But Slack said the vote "will take place tomorrow."

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9:15 a.m.

British Prime Minister Theresa May is fighting to save her European Union divorce deal with the negotiations deadlocked a day before Parliament is scheduled to vote on the plan.

May promised lawmakers two weeks ago they would get a second vote on the deal by March 12, but hard-line Brexit supporters are warning she should postpone the vote rather than risk another crushing defeat.

The House of Commons overwhelmingly rejected the deal in January, primarily because of concerns over arrangements for the Irish border. "Technical" talks aimed at securing concessions from the EU failed to secure a breakthrough over the weekend.

Former chief whip Andrew Mitchell told the Times of London that "anything that avoids what looks like a massive defeat on Tuesday is worth considering."