Sides inch closer to new Brexit agreement

A potential Brexit deal was on the verge of being announced last night, but may require further talks on the edges of the EU leaders’ summit this morning after last-minute hitches to an agreement emerged.

The Irish Examiner understands that the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier revealed the race against time to EU member-state ambassadors at a crucial briefing in which he confirmed the Northern Ireland issue is almost resolved.