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The UK and EU appeared close to agreeing a deal on the first phase of Brexit talks on Monday, but it now appears that a backlash over a potential agreement on how the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will work has delayed things. Until a deal is reached on EU withdrawal, the EU won’t move to the second phase of talks on a future trading relationship.