2017-10-16 13:30

May Heads to Brussels as Lawmakers Move to Block No-Deal Brexit

REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will travel to Brussels on Monday to personally intervene in deadlocked exit negotiations with the European Union, a day after details emerged of cross-party talks to prevent her from leaving the bloc without an agreement.

May, who also called German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday, will meet over dinner with EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and chief negotiator Michel Barnier ahead of Thursday‘s European Summit. The latest round of talks hit an impasse last week over how much the U.K. will pay when it leaves. Both sides raised the prospect of Britain crashing out without a deal.

Lawmakers in the House of Commons are working across the political divide to block that from happening, said John McDonnell, finance spokesman for the main opposition Labour Party.

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