<span style="color: #222222;">British Prime Minister Theresa May today said a Brexit deal is still achievable despite differences with the EU, but warned against any attempt to "trap" the UK in a permanent Customs Unions, ahead of a crucial Brexit summit in Brussels on Wednesday.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''In her statement to the House of Commons in London today May sought to quell a "great deal of inaccurate speculation" in the media about a falling out with the EU over the issue of managing the open border between UK territory Northern Ireland and EU member-country Ireland once Britain has formally left the economic bloc on March 29, 2019.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''May has dismissed the EU's previous suggestion of keeping Northern Ireland aligned to its trade rules as a safety net, or a so-called "backstop" arrangement, saying this would divide the UK.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''The UK is leaving the EU in March 2019, along with its single market and customs union, which allow for friction-free trade between members. After Brexit, it will have a land border with the EU between Northern Ireland and the Republic.</span><br />