Theresa May plea to EU for Brexit deal 'we can defend to our people'

Theresa May has issued a direct plea to EU leaders to clear the way for a Brexit deal which she can sell to British voters.

After coming under growing pressure from hardline eurosceptics in her own party to prepare for a no-deal Brexit, the British Prime Minister told leaders of the remaining 27 states at a Brussels summit that they face a "clear and urgent imperative" to give new impetus to stalled negotiations if they are to get an outcome which is acceptable to both the British public and their own people.