Britain agrees Brexit divorce deal with EU, May's opponents vow to thwart it An anti-Brexit demonstrator holds placards opposite the Houses of Parliament, in London, Britain, November 13, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS LONDON (REUTERS) - Britain struck a draft divorce deal with the European Union after more than a year of talks, thrusting Prime Minister Theresa May into a perilous battle over Brexit that could shape her country’s prosperity for generations to come. While Brussels choreographs the first withdrawal of a sovereign state from the EU, May, a far from secure leader hemmed in by opponents in government and her own Conservative party, must now try to get the deal approved by her cabinet and, in the toughest test of all, by parliament. Brexiteers in May’s party accused her of surrendering to the EU and said they would vote the deal down while the Northern Irish party which props up her minority government questioned whether she would be able to get … [Read more...] about Britain agrees Brexit divorce deal with EU, May’s opponents vow to thwart it