British PM Theresa May pleads for support, says Brexit deal is almost done

London and Brussels say the main obstacle to an amicable divorce is finding a way to avoid customs posts and other barriers on the border between the UK's Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland

British Prime Minister Theresa May was seeking to scotch a growing rebellion against her Brexit plans on Monday, urging lawmakers to back her and saying a divorce deal with the European Union is 95 per cent complete.
 

May’s office said she planned to tell the House of Commons that “the vast majority” of issues are settled, including the status of Gibraltar, Britain’s territory at the tip of the Iberian Peninsula.
 

The prime minister also appealed to voters directly with an article in The Sun tabloid, saying “the very last stages of the talks are going to be the hardest of