UK's Raab says open to extending Brexit transition as PM May's critics step up attacks
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Britain could accept extending the post-Brexit transition period by a few months if the European Union drops its proposals for a so-called Northern Irish backstop, Britain’s Brexit minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday.