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UK will not be 'trapped' in backstop, May to tell EU

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Theresa May is heading to Brussels to press EU leaders for legally binding changes to the Brexit deal. The PM will insist the UK will not be "trapped" in the backstop - the plan to avoid the return of Irish border checks whatever UK-EU trade deal is agreed.

(Photo: Jean-Claude Juncker and Theresa May / Credit: European Council)

53 minutes

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  • Thu 7 Feb 2019 10:06GMT

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