Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: British Prime Minister Theresa May was in Brussels today to make her final pitch to fellow European leaders. She's asking for talks on a new free-trade deal between Britain and the European Union. A vote on that tomorrow is expected to go Britain's way. It's a decisive moment in the country's struggle to leave the EU. As NPR's Frank Langfitt reports, that path is likely to become even more difficult. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED CROWD: (Chanting in foreign language). FRANK LANGFITT, BYLINE: Big crowds turned out in the rain here last night to demand better treatment for migrants in Europe as a reminder what a powerful issue migration has become. Last year, Britons voted to leave the European Union in part to keep migrants out. Now the U.K. is desperate to look ahead. And despite some pushback in her own party, Prime Minister May says she's moving forward. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRIME MINISTER
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