"From her point of view, the transitional agreement is non-negotiable ... business should think of the two-year period as assured. It will happen," the source said when asked what May had said during discussions on Monday. A second source familiar with the situation recognised the outlines of the meeting as given by the first source, adding: "It was a pretty positive tone. "Frankly that was better than before," said the second source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. May was joined by Hammond, business minister Greg Clark, minister for exiting the EU David Davis and trade minister Liam Fox at the council.

Source: bd News24 October 09, 2017 19:30 UTC