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EU sends letter to help Brexit deal approval
By EUobserver
EU commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and council president Donald Tusk on Monday sent an open letter to UK premier Theresa May to have the negotiated Brexit deal approved on Tuesday in the UK parliament. The letter says that if the Irish backstop were triggered, it "would only apply temporarily, unless and until it is superseded by a subsequent agreement that ensures that a hard border is avoided".