The EU’s chief negotiator on Britain’s exit from the bloc is “concerned” about the progress of talks, as senior sources dismissed reports of a Brexit climbdown led by France. Michel Barnier urged the UK to start “negotiating seriously” as the third round of talks with the UK’s Brexit secretary, David Davis, began in Brussels on Monday. Standing alongside Davis, Barnier welcomed the British government’s position papers, which he said had been read “very carefully” in Brussels. As he entered the talks, he repeated his call for the EU to show “imagination” about the organisation of the talks. Brexit talks latest: how the negotiations stand Read more“For the United Kingdom, the week ahead is about driving forward the technical discussion ahead across all the issues.

Source: The Guardian August 28, 2017 17:02 UTC