The lack of progress means that British prime minister Theresa May’s hopes of a special Brexit summit in November appear to be slipping away. UK sources had spoken last week of a hope that Dominic Raab, the Brexit secretary, could make a visit to Brussels on Tuesday to unveil a deal and prepare the way for a Brexit summit. Mr Barnier was reporting to EU Brexit ministers in Brussels on the state of play of discussions – talks continued here last night until 2.45am – but he said a deal remains elusive. “Clearly this is a very important week for Brexit negotiations. The EU is in turn insisting the UK could not unilaterally withdraw from such an agreement if Whitehall decided that another border solution was possible.

Source: The Irish Times November 12, 2018 11:48 UTC