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Theresa May and Donald Tusk hold talks on how to give guarantees to the UK parliament on the problematic backstop (Photo: Council of the European Union)

EU rules out Brexit changes, but could help May

EU top officials said on Tuesday (11 December) that British prime minster Theresa May cannot expect changes to the Brexit agreement, as May tours Europe in a last-ditch effort to secure guarantees on the problematic Irish backstop.

May flew first to see Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte in the Hague and then German chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, and was expected in Brussels on Tuesday evening to hold talks with EU commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and EU council chief Donald ...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

Theresa May and Donald Tusk hold talks on how to give guarantees to the UK parliament on the problematic backstop (Photo: Council of the European Union)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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