U.K. Needs to Wake Up to Brexit Dangers, Top EU Lawmaker Warns

  • ‘Extremely difficult’ talks lie ahead, Danuta Huebner says
  • Head of key panel says London is creating false expectations

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A little-known European Union lawmaker with a big Brexit role has a message for Britain: get your head out of the sand.

Danuta Huebner, head of the European Parliament’s constitutional-affairs committee, said the British government is underestimating the difficulties of its upcoming talks on leaving the 28-nation EU and the cost of life outside the bloc.