Boris Johnson refuses to pay £39bn divorce bill in no-deal Brexit
25 August 2019 - 22:00
Biarritz — Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal, it will no longer legally owe the £39bn divorce bill agreed to by his predecessor, Theresa May.
Earlier British media reported Johnson would use a meeting with European Council president Donald Tusk on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France to set out that Britain would pay less than £10bn of the settlement if it leaves without a deal...
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