Britain and EU Clinch Divorce Deal to Move Brexit Talks Onto Trade

Britain and EU Clinch Divorce Deal to Move Brexit Talks Onto Trade
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May is welcomed by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at the EC headquarters in Brussels, Belgium Dec. 8, 2017. Reuters/Yves Herman
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BRUSSELS/LONDON—Britain and the European Union struck a divorce deal on Friday that paves the way for talks on trade, easing pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May and boosting hopes of an orderly Brexit.

The European Commission said “sufficient progress” had been made after London, Dublin and Belfast worked through the night to break an impasse over the status of the Irish border that had scuppered an attempt to clinch a deal on Monday.