Brexit talks resume as divorce day looms

"Many Tories who dislike May's deal are reluctantly coming round to the idea of voting for it," says Eurasia Group analyst Mujtaba Rahman. dpa/AFP/Ina Fassbender

Barnier also suggested European leaders would be amenable to a short “technical” delay in Britain’s departure from the EU, scheduled for March 29, to give parliament time to formally ratify a final divorce deal. “We’re now at a particularly critical stage in these negotiations,” said a spokesman for British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday.Cox’s presence is seen as central to the meeting, as he will ultimately offer a legal opinion on the Brexit deal and the Irish backstop that could determine whether key MPs in the British parliament will approve the accord.

But most of them continue to press for a time limit or exit clause to the backstop. They have also set up a team of lawyers to scrutinise anything that Cox brings back from Brussels.

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