Progress made on Irish border backstop but time is of the essence - May

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday that progress had been made in solving the impasse over the backstop arrangements for the Irish border that has hindered her Brexit deal but added that time was running out to secure changes.May is in Brussels seeking to change the agreement she struck with the EU last year, after the deal was heavily defeated by British lawmakers.Lawmakers in May's Conservative party have criticised backstop arrangements to avoid a hard border in Ireland, say