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Brexit: Theresa May To Address EU Leaders

Brexit: Theresa May To Address EU Leaders
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British Prime Minister Theresa May will face EU leaders Wednesday in a critical summit, as European Council President Donald Tusk warned of an increased risk that Britain would crash out of the bloc without a deal.

Talks over the weekend stalled over the thorny issue of the Irish border. The European Union wants the UK to agree an indefinite "backstop" or fallback position that would ensure an open border between Northern Ireland, which will be outside the EU, and the Republic of Ireland, which will remain an EU member state.

On Tuesday Tusk described the Irish border question as a "Gordian knot" -- a seemingly unsolvable problem that could only be resolved with bold actions.

"The problem is clear it is still the Irish question and the problem of the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. And the so-called backstop. It looks like a new version of the Gordian knot," Tusk said in Brussels.

He also urged May to come forward with new ideas when she addresses EU leaders.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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