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By Ian Wishart, Viktoria Dendrinou, and Tim Ross

September 7, 2017 at 11:22 AM UTC

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September 7, 2017 at 7:54 PM UTC

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The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator highlighted the depth of the division between the two sides by accusing the U.K. of reneging on promises over its divorce payment.