May Ends Impasse in Brexit Talks So Real Negotiations Can Begin
- Tories warn May against further delays to Brexit in transition
- German lawmaker from Merkel’s party offers skeptical note
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Britain and the European Union are set to resume Brexit negotiations next week after U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May broke the stalemate in the hope that the real arguments can now begin.
In a major speech on Friday that drew guarded praise from Brussels, May signaled for the first time that she’ll be ready to discuss the amount of money the U.K. will owe to the EU when it departs the bloc in 2019. German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party offered a skeptical response.