EU Leaders Offer May Encouraging Brexit Words, Ask for More
- Leaders are trying to boost May, who is fragile at home
- EU leaders stick to stance that U.K. must do more on bill
U.K.'s May Calls for 'Joint Effort' With EU on Brexit
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European leaders pushed Theresa May to offer more in Brexit talks while also encouraging the British prime minister to aim for a December deadline to move negotiations on to trade.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said some progress had been made and work should continue so that trade talks could start in December. Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar also said it should be possible to start talking trade by year-end if conditions are met.