Brexit negotiators working through the night to finalize text
22 November 2018 |
8:00 am
Negotiators are working through the night in Brussels after Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker said they made progress in last-minute talks. The two will meet again on Saturday with the EU saying the text must be finalized on Thursday or a planned summit on Sunday would be called off.
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