October 6, 2019 2:23 PM

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Brexit talks: EU leaders pile pressure on British PM to revise offer

<span style="color: #222222;">With the resumption of crunch Brexit talks tomorrow, European leaders piled pressure on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to revise his offer and to do so quickly. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Yesterday, Johnson started phoning his EU counterparts to sell his proposals for a managed withdrawal from the bloc, after the latest plans were given short shrift by Brussels. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">European diplomats say London needs to offer a revised, viable way forward before the end of next week so that any haggling and legalistic work is done before a crucial EU summit on 17th and 18th of this month.<br />'' <br />'' That high-stakes European Council meeting will determine whether Britain is headed for an agreement, extension, or potentially disastrous no-deal.<br />'' <br />'' Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne, whose country currently holds the European Union's rotating presidency said he had told Boris Johnson it is important to find a solution within a week and the British leader agreed with the timetable.<br />'' <br />'' Dutch Premier Mark Rutte tweeted he had told Johnson important questions to remain about the British proposals and there is a lot of work to be done ahead of the summit.<br />'' <br />''Boris Johnson was expected to also call the leaders of other EU countries after talks broke up without progress Friday between a top UK Brexit official, David Frost, and the EU team headed by top negotiator Michel Barnier.</span>

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