'Real progress' made on Brexit talks: UK PM
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday that "real progress" has been made on the "vast majority" of issues between her country and the European Union (EU).
Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street as she heads to Parliament to update MPs on the ongoing Brexit negotiations on October 15, 2018. [Photo: IC]
She made the remarks while updating the House of Commons on Brexit talks.
Talks faltered over the need for a back-up plan, known as the backstop, to avoid a hard border.
May stressed that Brexit backstop must be temporary to ensure that Britain cannot be kept in this arrangement "indefinitely."
The prime minister also insisted any backstop arrangement must apply to the country as a whole so not to create a border in the Irish Sea.
The prime minister's speech came two days ahead of a key summit of European leaders on Wednesday.
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