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Barnier gives UK two weeks to clarify Brexit bill amount | |
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The UK has two weeks to clarify what it will pay the EU if progress is to be made in Brexit talks, the bloc's chief negotiator Michel Barnier has said. | |
He was speaking after meeting Brexit Secretary David Davis for discussions on citizens' rights, the Irish border, and the UK's "divorce bill". | |
Mr Davis said it was time for both sides "to work to find solutions". | Mr Davis said it was time for both sides "to work to find solutions". |
Before the talks, Theresa May said she wanted the UK's exit date set in law, and warned MPs not to block Brexit. | Before the talks, Theresa May said she wanted the UK's exit date set in law, and warned MPs not to block Brexit. |
Speaking at a press conference in Brussels, Mr Barnier suggested Britain would have to clarify its position in the next fortnight on what it would pay to settle its obligations to the EU. | |
"This is absolutely vital if we are to achieve sufficient progress in December," he said. "It is just a matter of settling accounts as in any separation." | |
Mr Barnier also said both sides had to work towards an "objective interpretation" of Prime Minister Theresa May's pledge that no member of the EU would lose out financially as a result of the Brexit vote. |