British Prime Minister confident that negotiators can strike a deal on Britain's exit

British Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said that he remained confident that negotiators can strike a deal on Britain's exit from the European Union but that talks were entering a rocky couple of weeks.

EU leaders said this week that they would push for a Brexit deal next month but rejected proposals by British Prime Minister Theresa May, who heads into what is expected to be a tumultuous annual conference of her Conservative Party from Sept. 30.

"I think we can have a deal (but) we're entering into a rocky patch over the next couple of weeks," Varadkar told Irish national broadcaster RTE.