UK, EU struggle for Irish compromise four days from deadline

The pound continued to strengthen on Thursday on hopes of a breakthrough in divorce talks, which have shown little progress for months

The UK and the European Union are working against the clock to reach a compromise on what the Irish border should look like after Brexit as intractable sticking points remain just four days before a crunch meeting.

Talks between Ireland, the UK government and the Northern Irish party that props up May’s government in London are at a critical point, Irish Agriculture Minister Michael Creed said. He called for more detail from the UK on its proposal to avoid a hard border after Brexit.

“It’s squeaky bum time,” he said in an interview with broadcaster RTE, using a football-match analogy for the