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    UK Brexit secretary Stephen Barclay, right, shakes hands with European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier before their meeting at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, Pool)
    October 12, 2019 - 5:50 am

    Brexit negotiators set to work through the weekend

    LONDON (AP) — British and European Union negotiators plan to work through the weekend to see if they can agree a Brexit deal in time for next week's summit of EU leaders. The EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, approved an intensification of the discussions after British Prime Minister Boris...
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    European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, front, rides an escalator surrounded by the media on his way to a meeting at the Europa building in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. EU negotiator Michel Barnier says that he had a "constructive meeting" with British Brexit envoy Stephen Barclay and underscored the cautious optimism since Thursday's meeting between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
    October 11, 2019 - 9:10 am

    EU, UK extend talks, push harder to avoid a no-deal Brexit

    BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union said Friday that talks with the U.K. to find an amicable divorce deal were back on track, despite huge challenges and a looming end-of-month deadline for Britain to leave the bloc. EU Council President Donald Tusk said he has "received promising signals" from...
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    The Union flag of Great Britain and Northern Ireland flies in front of the clock face of the Queen Elizabeth Tower, that holds the bell known as 'Big Ben", part of the Houses of Parliament in London, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to meet the Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar later Thursday for talks on Brexit. The Houses of parliament are undergoing restoration works. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
    October 11, 2019 - 8:41 am

    The Latest: EU, Britain to intensify talks on a Brexit deal

    BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on Britain's impending departure from the European Union (all times local): 2:35 p.m. The European Union says it has agreed with the United Kingdom to "intensify" Brexit negotiations in a belated attempt to reach a divorce deal ahead of Oct. 31, when Britain is scheduled...
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    Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar grimaces during a press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in Stockholm, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP)
    October 10, 2019 - 10:27 am

    The Latest: UK, Irish leaders 'see a pathway' to Brexit deal

    LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Brexit (all times local): 3:20 p.m. The leaders of Britain and Ireland say they "could see a pathway to a possible deal" on Brexit after meeting to try to find common ground three weeks before the U.K. is set to leave the European Union. British Prime Minister Boris...
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    Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks up from the doorstep of 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Johnson was meeting mental health campaigners, whose badge he wears and later Thursday he is scheduled to meet with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar for talks on Brexit. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
    October 10, 2019 - 6:43 am

    UK, Irish leaders to meet as Brexit deal hopes wane

    LONDON (AP) — The leaders of Britain and Ireland were meeting Thursday in an attempt to find common ground for an elusive Brexit deal, with just three weeks until the U.K. is set to leave the European Union. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar were scheduled...
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    A woman holds a mix of Union Flag and EU flag during an anti-Brexit protest outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. A small group of anti-Brexit campaigners has staged a protest at the European Commission's headquarters in Brussels asking for a rejection of British Prime minister Boris Johnson's proposals for his country's planned exit from the bloc. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
    October 09, 2019 - 7:34 am

    The Latest: EU negotiator Barnier: Brexit deal is possible

    LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Brexit (all times local): 12:30 p.m. EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier continues to believe that a Brexit deal with the United Kingdom remains possible, despite the massive gap in their negotiating positions ahead of the fast-approaching deadline. Barnier said...
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    Anti Brexit protesters demonstrate through the streets as part of the Reject Brexit-Defend Our Democracy protest, in Manchester, England, Sunday Sept. 29, 2019. The ruling Conservative Party is committed to Britain's Brexit split from the European Union to leave on the scheduled date of Oct. 31, as they hold the annual party conference in Manchester. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
    October 09, 2019 - 6:17 am

    UK central bank: financial sector ready for no-deal Brexit

    LONDON (AP) — The U.K. financial system is prepared to cope with a no-deal Brexit, though uncertainties about the country's withdrawal from the European Union are weighing hard on the wider economy, the Bank of England said Wednesday. The bank's Financial Policy Committee, which assesses financial...
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    Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar grimaces during a press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in Stockholm, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP)
    October 09, 2019 - 3:55 am

    Irish prime minister says big gaps remain in Brexit talks

    LONDON (AP) — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkhar said that big gaps remain between Britain and the European Union as they try to secure a Brexit deal by next week. Varadkhar said that Ireland can't accept a deal at any cost as Britain seeks to renegotiate plans to ensure there is no hard border...
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    Anti-Brexit campaigner Steve Bray walks near Parliament in London, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. The British government said Tuesday that the chances of a Brexit deal with the European Union were fading fast, as the two sides remained unwilling to shift from their entrenched positions. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
    October 08, 2019 - 1:51 pm

    UK says chances of Brexit deal slim; EU chides 'blame game'

    LONDON (AP) — Britain and the European Union traded ill-tempered barbs Tuesday as the U.K. said a Brexit deal might be impossible, while insisting it was still working for one with just over three weeks until its scheduled departure from the bloc. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office said...
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    File - In this Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019 file photo, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, right, and President of the European Council Donald Tusk chat before a meeting on the side of the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France. With negotiations on the UK's departure terms from the EU hanging precariously in the balance at a time when silence seemed golden, both sides broke the spell Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019 when Tusk directly addressed Johnson on Twitter and gave him his fill about the fast crumbling Brexit negotiations. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
    October 08, 2019 - 11:46 am

    EU-UK invective worsens as Brexit deadline looms ever closer

    BRUSSELS (AP) — Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures — and in these Brexit times, extraordinary words among leaders. Some British officials have previously compared the European Union to Nazis and Soviets, and EU Council President Donald Tusk said there was "a special place in hell"...
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