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The Latest: Theresa May postpones vote on Brexit deal

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Tusk, the president of the European Council, tweeted that "we will not renegotiate the deal, including the backstop, but we are ready to discuss how to facilitate U.K. ratification."

He said that "as time is running out, we will also discuss our preparedness for a no-deal scenario."

EU leaders were already scheduled to meet in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to discuss migration and the bloc's future long-term budget, among other issues.

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A key member of the European parliament's Brexit team says that British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit strategy has turned into "a game of hide and seek" which will fail to force the EU to renegotiate the U.K. withdrawal deal.

Green MEP Philippe Lamberts told The Associated Press that, despite May's claim to seek additional reassurances to the U.K. deal with the EU that has been already struck, there would be no changes awaiting her at Thursday's EU summit.