Theresa May has announced that a breakthrough deal has finally been reached to move the Brexit talks onto future trade with the EU, after days of tortuous negotiations.
The Prime Minister arrived in Brussels before 6am on Friday, to stage a joint press conference with EU leaders – following discussions with the Democratic Unionist Party that stretched long into the night.
Standing alongside Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission President, Ms May said agreement had been reached on avoiding a hard Irish border
Meanwhile, the European Commission announced that “sufficient progress” had been made on all three so-called “divorce issues” – which also included a financial settlement and EU citizens’ rights.
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