May heads to Strasbourg for last-minute talks with EU on Brexit deal
London/Brussels - Prime Minister Theresa May set off late Monday for Strasbourg for last-minute talks with EU leaders on her request for changes to Britain's EU exit deal, her office said.
May has promised to hold a second vote on the Brexit deal in the British parliament on Tuesday, just 17 days before Britain is scheduled to leave the EU. He confirmed that the government planned to make another statement on the Brexit negotiations late Monday and issue updated advice on the withdrawal agreement from its top legal adviser before Tuesday's parliamentary session opens.
Following a meeting of the Irish cabinet to discuss Brexit, Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said his government still insists that Britain's EU withdrawal agreement "can't change." German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday said it was a positive sign that the European Commission had put forward several suggestions on how to give Britain "even more legal clarity."
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