Theresa May Heads to Brussels to Try to Break Brexit Deadlock
- Previously unannounced visit as crunch EU summit meeting looms
- Labour talking to moderate Tories about amending repeal bill
May Heads to Brussels to Help end Brexit Deadlock
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Over dinner in Brussels, Prime Minister Theresa May will plead with Europe’s top negotiator to help unlock Brexit negotiations, as politicians back in London are sounding out cross-party alliances to try to stop the U.K. leaving the European Union without a deal.
The U.K. leader’s last-minute diplomacy includes a call to German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday and another one to French President Emmanuel Macron Monday afternoon. By sitting down in person with EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, she’s trying to avoid coming home empty handed from a leaders’ summit on Thursday.