Her office did not give a date for the talks but said May planned to speak to the leader of every EU member state over the coming days. On Monday, Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay will meet EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier, it added in a statement. On Tuesday, Attorney General Geoffrey Cox, will make a speech setting out what changes would be required to eliminate the legal risk that Britain could be trapped in a Northern Irish backstop indefinitely. The issue has become one of the main points of contention ahead of Britain's planned departure from the EU next month after 45 years. May's office said she had written to her divided Conservative lawmakers urging them to overcome their differences over leaving the EU in the national interest.

Source: bd News24 February 16, 2019 22:41 UTC