EU rejects Theresa May’s push to renegotiate Brexit deal over Irish backstop

European Union leaders have collectively declined Britain’s bid to negotiate changes to the Brexit divorce deal.

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, whose economy stands to suffer most from a 'no-deal' Brexit, told British Prime Minister May he would not accept her plans to renegotiate a post-Brexit arrangement for the Irish border.

Other European Union governments backed that stance, leaving little room for Ms May to realistically secure any changes to the Brexit deal.