Pound jumps after EU’s Juncker says a Brexit deal is possible
19 September 2019 - 22:33
London — European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said on Thursday that a Brexit deal is possible if the Irish border “backstop”, which the British government wants removed, could be replaced with alternatives.
“I think we can have a deal,” Juncker said in an interview with Sky News, adding that he did not know if the chances of a deal were more than 50-50...
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