Theresa May to appeal to Macron over Brexit transition period

Prime minister to phone French leader in hope of broadening negotiations to include talks on interim phase before leaving EU

Theresa May is to to appeal to the French president, Emmanuel Macron, to widen the Brexit negotiations to discuss a transition period, in the latest move amid a high-stakes flurry of diplomatic activity.

May is due to phone the Élysée Palace on Monday afternoon, it is understood, as the prime minister seeks to convince European leaders that talks on a transition phase should be approved at a European council summit on Friday.

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from The Guardian http://ift.tt/2gJjHeF