Britain Announces Agreement With Europe on Brexit

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Britain says it reached agreement during overnight talks with the European Commission on the draft text of a political declaration laying out the terms for Britain's "smooth and orderly" exit from the European Union.

Prime Minister Theresa May announced the agreement, which must be approved by EU leaders Sunday, in front of her No. 10 Downing Street residence early Thursday.

She said the deal "delivers" on the will of the British people as expressed in a divisive Brexit referendum in June 2016. "It brings back control of our borders, our money and our laws, and it does so by protecting our jobs, protecting our security and protecting the integrity of the United Kingdom."

Addressing parliament later in the day, May said the British people "want Brexit to be settled. They want a good deal that sets us on a course for a brighter future. The deal that will enable us to do this is now within our grasp. In these crucial 72 hours ahead, I will do everything possible to deliver it for the British people."