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British PM visits Europe in bid to save Brexit deal

<span style="color: #222222;">British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday embarked on a tour of European capitals in a bid to salvage her Brexit deal. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Her visit comes a day after she delayed a parliamentary vote on the text to avoid a crushing defeat. She had breakfast with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in The Hague before heading to Berlin for lunch with Chancellor Angela Merkel, and was then to travel on to Brussels.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">She is seeking "reassurances" over provisions in the EU withdrawal agreement concerning Northern Ireland, which she hopes could persuade her rebellious Conservative party to support it.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said ahead of meeting May that he was "surprised" at being asked for more talks. He said there is no room whatsoever for renegotiation but of course there is room, if used intelligently, to give further clarification and further interpretations." </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Ms May's spokesman said the vote would be rescheduled before January 21, just months before Britain leaves the EU on March 29.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">EU President Donald Tusk, who was also to meet May in Brussels, has called a meeting of the other 27 EU leaders on Thursday to discuss the latest Brexit developments.</span><br />

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