May hits Brussels in bid to break Brexit deadlock
17 October 2017 |
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Prime Minister Theresa May travels to Brussels on Monday for talks over dinner with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker after deadlock in the Brexit talks appeared to dash her hopes that a summit this week could launch negotiations on future trade ties.
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