With talks deadlocked, May says Irish backstop cannot derail Brexit talks
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Prime Minister Theresa May urged the European Union on Monday not to allow a stand-off over the so-called Irish backstop to derail Brexit talks, saying she believed a deal was still achievable in the coming weeks.