Divorce settlement a key talking point as divided UK enters Brexit negotiations
Brussels — British and European Union envoys on Monday began a first round of negotiations on Britain’s divorce from the EU with both sides saying it was high time to tackle details, though feuding within the London cabinet over Brexit terms may trouble the process. With little more than a year to decide the terms before Britain leaves, deal or no deal, on March 30 2019, the 27 other EU national leaders want British Prime Minister Theresa May to rally her polarised nation — and her fractious cabinet — swiftly behind a clear, detailed Brexit plan. EU leaders are keen to minimise economic and social disruption across Europe as its second-biggest economy cuts loose from the continent after four decades of myriad links. Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier will press UK Brexit Secretary David Davis to agree to Britain covering substantial, existing British financial commitments and offer more detail on Britain’s approach, clouded by infighting within May’s cabinet. "We made a good start l...
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