Brexit Deal Hangs in the Balance With Monday Deadline in Doubt
- Negotiators work through weekend ahead of crunch EU summit
- May faces opposition, resignation threats at home over Brexit
A road sign stands near the 'Hands Across The Divide' sculpture in Derry, Northern Ireland.
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Brexit talks hang in the balance as negotiators work through the weekend, with neither side confident they will clinch a deal in time to meet a self-imposed deadline of Monday.
People familiar with both sides of the negotiation, who declined to be named, said there were obstacles to a deal over the thorniest issue of all -- how to avoid a border emerging on the island of Ireland without erecting one between Northern Ireland and Britain. The European Commission told ambassadors on Friday that it was a make-or-break weekend.