Brexit Divisions Are Making Talks ‘Difficult’ for Europe

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By Tim Ross and Robert Hutton

October 17, 2017 at 10:15 PM UTC

Updated on

October 18, 2017 at 7:21 AM UTC

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European Union leaders and officials are finding Theresa May’s government a difficult negotiating partner, as splits inside the U.K. make it hard to know what they want.