LUXEMBOURG - The European Union gave Britain until the end of Tuesday to work out a Brexit deal that can be approved at a leaders' summit this week but said a delay to the Oct 31 scheduled departure date and a breakdown of talks were also still on the cards.
"Even if an agreement has been difficult, more and more difficult, it's still possible this week," Mr Barnier told reporters in Luxembourg, where he briefed EU ministers. Mr Barnier told the ministers that unless a deal was done by Tuesday's end, he would recommend the summit agrees to continue talks with London.
Mr Johnson, a leading figure in the 2016 referendum who came to power as head of the ruling Conservative Party in July, has pledged to take the country out of the bloc on Oct 31 whether or not a withdrawal agreement has been reached. "The possibility of a deal is clear," said a French official, adding that Mr Macron and Mr Johnson had spoken."A possibility of a deal is still not the same as having a deal."
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