Theresa May has been in communication with EU leaders in an effort to ensure her struggling Brexit deal is passed by the British parliament. The prime minister has been working to establish compromises that will appease the deal's detractors ahead of MPs resuming debates over it on 9 January, prior to a vote the following week. Brexit's Pedro Sanchez has been confirmed as one of the leaders May spoke to, though Downing Street would not disclose other names. One change May is targeting is retaining the Irish backstop, an alteration intended to secure the Democratic Unionist Party's support.
Theresa May has been in communication with EU leaders in an effort to ensure her struggling Brexit deal is passed by the British parliament. The prime minister has been working to establish compromises that will appease the deal's detractors ahead of MPs resuming debates over it on 9 January, prior to a vote the following week. Spain's Pedro Sanchez has been confirmed as one of the leaders May spoke to, though Downing Street would not disclose other names. One change May is targeting is retaining the Irish backstop, an alteration intended to secure the Democratic Unionist Party's support.