(11 Dec 2018) British Prime Minister Theresa May says she and other EU leaders have a "shared determination" to find a way to assuage UK lawmakers' concerns about the Brexit agreement.
May spent Tuesday travelling to The Hague, Berlin and Brussels after cancelling a planned parliamentary vote on the EU divorce deal that she looked certain to lose.
Speaking after meeting some leaders, including Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, May said that "there is a shared determination to deal with this issue and address this problem."
The problem centers on an insurance policy known as the backstop, designed to guarantee an open Irish border. Many U.K. lawmakers want to scrap it, but the EU insists it can't be altered.
May didn't say what the solution might be, noting that "we are just at the start of the negotiations and the start of the discussions."
She said she is still due to hold talks with European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker.
Downing Street said May will meet with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Wednesday afternoon following a Cabinet session in London.
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