Brexit talks at impasse over how to avoid a policed border with Ireland

Pound falls, even as France sees hope for a deal within weeks

Prime Minister Theresa May heads into Brussels for a summit with fellow leaders with Brexit talks at an impasse over how to avoid a policed border with Ireland. With the U.K. scheduled to leave the European Union in March 2019, what’s become known as the “Irish backstop” has proven to be the biggest obstacle to a negotiated withdrawal deal.

May is scheduled to meet EU Council President Donald Tusk at 5:45 p.m, local time, in Brussels. At 7 p.m., she will address the bloc’s 27 leaders, who will then convene over dinner without her to discuss the next steps in