Having watched the Tory party conference with grim fascination, senior EU negotiators want to send a positive signal to May, who has started to climb down from her hardline position. But in Brussels it is almost a foregone conclusion that EU leaders will decide more time is needed to sort out the divorce. I think they will need three or four months of infighting to decide on the future [relationship],” a senior source said. “[EU leaders] will say yes in December, probably, no matter what,” said another senior source. Senior Brussels players are encouraged by the signals they detect from the UK on citizens’ rights and are crossing their fingers for substantial progress.

Source: The Guardian October 07, 2017 06:56 UTC