UK’s May to Speak to Every EU Head in Bid for Brexit Deal Changes

UK’s May to Speak to Every EU Head in Bid for Brexit Deal Changes
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker shakes hands with British Prime Minister Theresa May at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium Feb. 7, 2019. Yves Herman/Reuters
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LONDON—Britain’s Theresa May plans to speak to every European Union leader and the European Commission chief to seek changes to her EU withdrawal agreement, days after another defeat from her own lawmakers and as businesses brace for a no-deal Brexit on March 29.

In her talks with EU leaders and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker she will be seeking to change the Irish backstop, one of the most contentious parts of the withdrawal agreement she agreed in November, her office said.